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OCEANOGRAPHY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

B02. BENTHOS: STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONS AND ECOLOGY

PHYTOBENTHOS:

  • Introduction.
  • Classification of coastal zones and their vegetation.
  • Types of substrates.
  • Main ecological characteristics of coastal ecotypes.
  • Benthic microalgae, Benthic macroalgae.
  • Spermatophyta: Taxonomic traits, ecology, cellular structures and reproduction of the main taxonomic groups.
  • Systematic classification, phylogenetic relationships and economic significance of organisms.

ZOOBENTHOS:

  • Introduction.
  • Benthic biodiversity.
  • Functional types of benthic organisms.
  • Substrate-organism relationships.
  • Factors that determine the species distribution and biocommunities composition.
  • Diversity, Stability.
  • Impact of pollution on benthic communities.