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Masters in Water Management and Engineering
Coastal and Estuarine Processes
2015-2016
Course description
Coastal and Estuarine Processes is an introductory course covering regional seas, the continental shelf, and estuaries. This is a process-oriented course, rather than a descriptive approach to marine ecosystems. For students who have a background in marine sciences, a substantial part of the course will be revision material. Nevertheless, even for those students, the emphasis on interdisciplinarity which is at the heart of this course should prove innovative. For student with a different background, this will be your only introduction to this subject matter within the Masters Programme. Completion of this course grants five ECTS credits..
Lecturers
Prof. João Gomes Ferreira (JGF)
Prof. Marta Gouveia Martins (MGM)
Lecture schedule
Lectures are on Tuesdays, 16-19 hours, Room 114 Env. & Chem. Dept Building. The schedule is given below.
| Session | Date |
Time |
Lecturer |
| Course introduction | 2015.09.29 |
16-17 |
JGF |
| 1. Physical interactions 1.1 - General definitions 1.2 - Spatial and temporal gradients in the ocean 1.3 - Estuaries and the continental shelfl 1.4 - Tides |
2015.09.29 |
17-19 |
JGF |
| 2. Carbon and nutrients 2.1 - Dissolved oxygen. Distribution and dynamics 2.2 - Carbon in the ocean. Sources, processes,and mass balances 2.3 - Nutrients. Distribuition, Redfield Ratios, and mass balances |
2015.10.06 |
16-19 |
JGF |
| 3. Primary production 3.1 - Primary producers and processes 3.2 - Biomass and productions - methods and rates 3.3 - Production models 3.4 - Biological carbon pump |
2015.10.13 |
16-19 |
JGF |
4. Benthic ecology |
2015.10.20 |
16-19 |
MGM |
| 5. Aquaculture 5.1 Fisheries, aquaculture, and sustainability |
2015.10.27 |
16-18 |
JGF |
| 5.2 Seminar: Comparison between aquaculture in the EU and Southeast Asia. | 2015.10.27 | 18-19 | See below |
| 6. Ecological modelling and case studies 6.1 Ecological modelling in esttuaries and coastal zones |
2015.11.03 |
16-18 |
JGF |
| 6.2 Seminar: Application of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) in the Baltic Sea region. Situation in 2015. | 2015.11.03 | 18-19 | See below |
| Total: 6 theory sessions of 3 hours duration each |
Reading materials
Reading materials for this course consist of books and journals. The first three books contain the basic information for the lectures, with particular topics examined in further detail in some of the other books. The journals and reports listed publish work from the main researchers in this subject matter.
Library resources::
1. Internet
2. FCT library including B-ON etc.
3
. Instituto Português do MAr e da Atrmosfera (IPMA) library.
4
. Instituto Hidrográfico (IH) library
Books
Valiela, I. - Marine Ecological Processes (2nd Ed.) Springer-Verlag, 1995.
Parsons, T.R., Takahashi, M., and Hargrave, B. - Biological Oceanographic Processes (3rd. Ed.). Pergamon Press, 1984.
Mann, K.H., and Lazier, J.R.N. - Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems. Blackwell, 1991.
Pickard, G.L. and Emery - Descriptive Physical Oceanography. An Introduction. Pergamon, 1990.
R.S.K. Barnes - An introduction to marine ecology. Blackwell, 1988.
Barnes, R.S.K., and Mann, K.H. - Fundamentals of aquatic ecology. Blackwell, 1991.
Day, J.W., Hall, C., Kemp, M. and Yanez-Arancibia, A. - Estuarine Ecology. John Wiley and Sons, 1989.
Kinne, O. - Marine Ecology (5 volumes)
Sverdrup, H., Johnson, M., and Fleming, R. - The Oceans. Their Physics, Chemistry and General Biology. Prentice-Hall, 1942.
Cushing, D.H. - Marine Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University
Press, 1975.
Estuarine Processes, an application to the Tagus Estuary. UNESCO/CNA(DGQA), 1984.
Journals
Links for the main journals in this subject area can be found here.
Surfing the web
.Some links relevant to the lecture series (rolling updates)
El Niño - Environmental News Network special report
Course assessment
Course assessment is composed of two parts.
1. 30% of the mark is awarded through a seminar (choose the topic below). Seminars take place in the last hour of the sessions shown in the schedule, and consist of a 30 m presentation followed by a 20 m discussion period. The group in the audience must ask the presenting group a question.
2. 70% of the mark is awarded for the written work on the selected seminar topic.
General guidance
Distribution
One topic for a group of two people, another for a group of three.
Structure
The general structure of the written work will be similar to a review paper. See examples in the proceedings of any conference or symposium, or in edited books. Reviews must consider the following points:
- Presentation - double-spaced printing, figures and tables in the text, no annexes. Font Arial 11 or Times New Roman 12. Submission by email not accepted..
- General structure: Author and abstract, first page. 300 word maximum for summary. Maximum length of review, including abstract page, all text and figures, references, etc: 10 pages.
- References - Only references cited in the text should appear in the reference list. Each review must contain a minimum of six references from SCI journals, three of which more recent than 2010 (inclusive).
- Deadline - Reviews must be handed in, printed, by the limit date of Friday, November 27th 2015, 17.00h, to Ms. Filomena Gomes, Environment Dept Secretarial Office, Floor 4.
- Topics
Prof. J. Gomes Ferreira
1. Application of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) in the Baltic Sea region. Situation in 2015.
2. Comparison between aquaculture in the EU and Southeast Asia.
Prof. Marta Martins
3. PAHs in coastal environments: main sources, biogeochemistry and potential risk for the ecosystem
Students (seminar topics)
| Name | Seminar | Date |
Mark |
| Andrea Prokešová | Application of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) in the Baltic Sea region. Situation in 2015. | 2015.11.03 | |
| Kristýna Králová | Application of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) in the Baltic Sea region. Situation in 2015. | 2015.11.03 | |
| Vratislav Běhal | Comparison between aquaculture in the EU and Southeast Asia. | 2015.10.27 | |
| Gabriela Zapletalová | Comparison between aquaculture in the EU and Southeast Asia. | 2015.10.27 | |
| Jakub Svoboda | Comparison between aquaculture in the EU and Southeast Asia. | 2015.10.27 |
Document list in inverse chronological order - Click (or right-click) to download
| Nome | Tipo | Data |
| MEGA_schedule and contacts | Adobe Acrobat Document | 30 of September 2015 |
| PCE2012 PSpart1 | Adobe Acrobat Document | 14 of December 2014 |
| PCE2012 PSPart2 | Adobe Acrobat Document | 14 of December 2014 |
| PSPameijoa2012 | Adobe Acrobat Document | 14 of December 2014 |
| Which way will my bathtub drain | Adobe Acrobat Document | 14 of December 2014 |
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