Response of Organisms to the Environment

In a changing world, this module addresses the principles of marine ecophysiology and ecotoxicology by describing the response strategies of marine organisms to environmental perturbations: from interspecific interactions to climate change and marine pollution.

program: Science & Society
code name: REMOTE
module family: #Marine Biology  
credits: 4 ECTS
semester: Spring (semester 2)

UN Sustainable Development Goals:

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

 Students should

  • appreciate the notions of stress, resilience, hysteresis, pollution, biomarkers...
  • distinguish between acclimation and adaptation responses.
  • review the consequences of climate change on marine organisms
  • critically review recent research

TOPICS

  • Introduction to Ecophysiology
  • Introduction to Ecotoxicology
  • Introduction to environmental perturbations
  • Facing interspecific interactions
  • Tools in ecotoxicology
  • Photobiology and stress
  • Marine symbiosis & Global change
  • Marine biotoxin pollution
  • Heavy metal pollution
  • Plastic pollution
  • Adaptation to Abyss
  • Endocrine disruptors
  • Dealing with ocean acidification

INSTRUCTORS

  • Paola Furla, Université Côte d'Azur (IRCAN lab), module coordinator
  • Eric Beraud, CSM (Monaco)
  • Rachel Clausing, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA, United States)
  • Marie-Yasmine Dechraoui Bottein, Université Côte d'Azur (ECOSEAS lab)
  • Sébastien DuperronMuseum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN, Paris)
  • Marc Metian, IAEA (Monaco)
  • Stéphane Roberty, Université de Liège (Belgium)
  • Alexander Venn, CSM (Monaco)
  • Nathalie Vigier, Sorbonne Université (IMEV, Villefranche sur Mer)

ASSESSMENT

  • Written examination (final)
  • Oral presentations
  • Journal club
  • Lab projects (1-week ecotoxicology lab & symbiosis lab)
The other Semester 2 modules
The other #Marine Biology modules