859403 VO Coral reefs: Threats and protection (2005S)

ECTS-Points: 3
> Hermatypic Scleractinia, reproduction, zooxanthellae, ecological
requirements, cycles of activity, dependence on light and temperature.
> Earth's present reef areas, abiotic and biotic factors of reef destruction,
loss of zooxanthellae, stress, synergistic effects, coral mortality, the
demise of nearshore reef areas.
> Research on coral pathology and syndromes, models of coral reef
resource management in different zoogeographic regions, national and
international nature conservation, coral reef ecosystems as world heritage.