Population Dynamics in Aquatic System

Code:

BIOL4039

Acronym:

BIOL4039

Level:

400

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biology

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Biology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Biological Aquatic Resources

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M:RBA	13	Study plan since academic year 2024/2025	1	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

It is intended that students understand the structure and dynamics of marine, estuarine and freshwater populations. 

Learning outcomes and competences

The students should be able to perform scientific studies on aquatic population and use their knowledge for teaching or technical purposes.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Basic knowledge in marine biology.

Basic knowledge about spreadsheets.

Program

Animal Populations in freshwater, marine and estuarine ecosystems. Morphology, physiology and life cycles of key species. Aspects of population dynamics: recruitment, growth, reproduction and mortality. Environmental and anthropogenic factors influencing populations. Distribution areas and feeding habits. Techniques to study feeding, sexual maturation, growth and age. Computer models: FISAT, calculation of von Bertallanfy and Gompertz growth equations. Analysis of polymodal length frequency distributions. Maturity ogives.

Mandatory literature

Almaça, C.; Peixes dos Rios de Portugal., INAPA, Lisboa., 1996
Cabral Maria João 340; Livro vermelho dos vertebrados de Portugal. ISBN: 9789727751532
Cadima, E.L. ; Fish stock assessment manual. , FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 393. Rome, FAO. 161p http://www.fao.org/docrep/006/X8498E/X8498E00.HTM, 2003
Haddon, M. ; Modelling and Quantitative Methods in Fisheries. , Chapman & Hall , 2001
Krebs, C.J. ; Ecology: the experimental analysis of distribution and abundance. 6. ed. , Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco. 655 pp., 2009
Lucas Martyn C.; Migration of freshwater fishes. ISBN: 978-0-632-05754-2
Newman, K. B., S. T. Buckland, B. J. T. Morgan, R. King, D. L. Borchers, D. J. Cole, P. Besbeas, O. Gimenez, L. Thomas ; Modelling Population Dynamics Model Formulation, Fitting and Assessment using State-Space Methods., 2014. ISBN: 978-1-4939-0976-6
Panfili J. Jacques 340; Manual of fish sclerochronology. ISBN: 9782844330673
Pine, W, Kh Pollock, Je Hightower, Tj Kwak, & Ja Rice ; A Review Of Tagging Methods For Estimating Fish Population size and components of mortality. , Fisheries 28(10):10-23, 2003
Quinn, Terrance J.; Deriso, Richard B. ; Quantitative Fish Dynamics. , Oxford University Press, , 1999. ISBN: 10: 0195076311
Brönmark C and Lars-Anders H ; The Biology of Lakes and Ponds. , Oxford University Press., 2005
Colin L; The biology of soft shores and estuaries, Oxford University Press., 2000
Wetzel Robert G.; Limnology. ISBN: 978-0-03-057913-4 0-03-057913-9
Lampert Winfried; Limnoecology. ISBN: 978-0-19-509592-0

Complementary Bibliography

Santos Paulo José Talhadas dos; Biologia e pesca do areeiro-de-quatro-manchas, Lepidorhombus boscii Risso, na costa portuguesa
Whitehead P. 340; Fishes of the north-eastern atlantic and the mediterranée. ISBN: 92-3-002215-2

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures, workshops, assisted use of computer programs, laboratory work, field work.

Type of evaluation: Avaliação distribuída com exame final

 

keywords

Natural sciences > Biological sciences > Zoology > Applied zoology
Natural sciences > Biological sciences > Biology > Population biology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Prova oral	10,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	1,00
Frequência das aulas	41,00
Total:	42,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend 75% of classes, either theoretical or practical or and must deliver, present and discuss 75% of the requested reports.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade=exam+distribution assessment grade; exam-max.12; distr. grade-max. 8

Examinations or Special Assignments

one individual report will be prepared, presented and discussed

Classification improvement

Only for the final exam.

Observations

The evaluation by final exam will be carried out on the moodle UP platform. In order to contact the teachers, please go first to Prof. Natividade Vieira. For access to some items of the recommended bibliography please go to the offices of the teachers. The consultation of the tests must be done in the week following the publication of the results.