SUBJECT 2. |
Global change versus climatic change. Natural environmental variability and antropogenic. The biology of the ocean under global change: answers to different levels of organisation. Multiple factors of stress. Adaptation and acclimation. |
SUBJECT 4 |
Effect of the degradation of ozone layer and the increase of the UV radiation on the marine ecosystems. The ozone cycle. UVR penetration in the aquatic environment. Photodegradation and
photo inhibition. Direct and indirect effects of UV radiation on marine organisms. |
SUBJECT 6. |
Impact of the global change on the carbon cycle in the oceans: storage of antropogenic carbon and acidification. Effect of CO2 increase on marine organisms and ecosystem |
SUBJECT 8. |
Impacts of the global change in the structure and operation of the planktonic communities. Distribution and abundance of functional key groups. Changes in the structure of the communities and in food webs.
Interdecadal trends in primary production. |
SUBJECT 10. |
Impact of global change on coastal ecosystems. Effects on benthic communities. |