Marine Biology Online Course | Marine Animals, Plants & Ecology
- Learn about marine ecology systems, reef formation and function, marine organisms including fish, cephalopods and marine mammals, the impact of humans on marine ecosystems.
- Self-paced with no deadlines for assignments | 9 lessons | Assignments include written questions, practical exercises, self-assessment tests.
- Work in ecotourism, tour guides, research, zoos, wildlife parks and more | Professional training or personal interest course.
Lesson Structure
There are 9 lessons in this course:
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Marine Ecology Systems
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Ecology; Marine Weather (including El Nino, Thermocline, Gulf streams, etc), Continental shelf, Nutrient cycle, Red tide, Plankton, Marine Plants (including Mangroves, Shallow & Deep water algae, etc)
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Shallow Waters & Reefs
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Coral Reefs, Rocky Shorelines, Estuaries, Introduction to marine arthropods
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Shellfish & Crustaceans
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Molluscs and Brachiopods. True Crabs, Hermit Crabs, Lobsters, Prawns etc
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Squid, Octopus, and Other Primitive Animals
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(Cephalopods and Clupeoids, etc)
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Fish Part A
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(Cartilaginous Fish) Sharks, Eels, Rays; Shark Lifecycle, How dangerous are sharks? Effect of sharks on tourism, etc.
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Fish Part B
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(Bony Fish) Fish Anatomy/structure (identifying external & internal parts); legalities (protection of wildlife), types of fish, etc
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Marine Mammals
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(Dolphins, Whales, etc) Types of marine mammals, protection and politics, position of these animals in the food chain, products derived from marine mammals & substitutes for those products.
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Turtles, Sea Snakes and Seabirds
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Types of turtles & sea snakes; toxicity of sea snakes; turtle protection, penguins and other sea birds (eg stints, knots, pelicans, swans, gulls, eagles, ibis, egrets, terns, shearwaters, gannets, albatross, prions, oyster-catchers and petrels).
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Human Impact on Marine Environments & Fishing
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Human impact on marine environments; commercial vs recreational fishing, significance of certain mesopelagic fish, techniques for managing stocks of fish & other marine life.
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