SUMMER COURSE BSRS 2016: The ocean, climate and society 13th - 24th June 2016
Course theme How will marine ecosystems respond to climate change? What are the main conclusions from the IPCC-report? What are the climate change consequences for fisheries and aquaculture? Course leader Professor Øyvind Fiksen (UiB and Hjort Centre for Marine Ecosystem Dynamics) Invited lecturer Keith Brander (Emeritus, DTU Aqua, Denmark) Lecturers Svein Sundby (IMR), Dag L. Aksnes (UiB), Anders Goksøyr (UiB), Katja Enberg (IMR), Christian Jørgensen (UiB), Aud Larsen (Uni Research), Stein Kaartvedt (UiO), Mark Powell (UiB) Course description and objectives: The ocean is an increasingly important source of protein for a growing human population, but at the same time under constant pressure from climate change, pollution and fisheries activities. In this course we will discuss how the ocean and the organisms living in it are affected by these factors, focusing on how ocean warming and acidification, pollution and fisheries influence the future productivity of the ocean. Course Objectives 1. Summarize the recent IPCC-report and how it describes the consequences for marine ecosystems under the predicted climate change. 2. Discuss how climate change will affect the productivity of the ocean, and the production chains we depend upon for fisheries and aquaculture. 3. Develop an understanding of how climate change and human activities influence fundamental processes in marine organisms and ecosystem functioning from microbes to fish. Targeted students, Prerequisites and ECTS The ocean, climate and society is targeted at PhD students interested in marine ecosystems, fisheries, aquaculture, and climate change. It is a two weeks course which will include plenary activities, lectures, in addition to presentations on students’ own papers. The reading list includes relevant papers and core parts of the IPCC report, and must be read prior to the course. It will also form the basis for a written paper (5000 words) on a specific topic in agreement with one of the course leaders. Students are required to attend all course sessions and participation in the plenary events is also mandatory. The programme will be published on the web. 10 ECTS will be awarded upon successful participation and completion of the full programme, including an essay approved by the course leaders. More detailed course information: http://www.uib.no/en/rs/bsrs/95487/ocean-climate-and-society Online application: https://bsrs.app.uib.no/bsrs/f?p=777:2:6722614157321
