Potential Master projects in the Fjord and Coastal Ecology Group
Here you will find overview of potential Masters projects supervised by members of the Fjord and Coastal Ecology Group
Potential Masters projects in the Fjord and Coastal Ecology Group
Master's project opportunities in our group include:
- Settlement mechanisms with special empahsis on barnacle larvae
- Faunestics and strategies to manage invasive species
- Biodiversity and behavioral ecology of marine parasites
- Condition and winter survival of 0-group herring and capelin
- Distribution and life-history of mesopelagic fish in fjords
- Distribution and maturation of helmet jellyfish P. periphylla in fjords
Recommended courses for starting a master's project in these topics
- BIO212 (Marine Community Ecology)
- BIO226 (Marine Faunistics)
- BIO325 (Ocean Science) – 20 ECTS – mandatory for M. Sci projects in marine and fisheries biology
- BIO332 (Phylogenetic Methods)
- BIO300 (Academic Writing) – 5 ECTS - mandatory
- BIO300B (Biostatistics) – mandatory – 5 ECTS
- BIO349 (Theory and Practice of Sustainable Management of Living Marine Resources)
- BIO356 (Stock monitoring and responsible harvesting) - 10 ECTS
Other M. Sci projects involving experimental work, applied science on marine organisms and salmonids may require other courses. Course work will be discussed with and decided by you & your supervisors.