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3. Study/Degree programme

3.1. Programme structure with credits

1st Semester

Course code

Course title OBLIGATORY COURSES

Course structure L+S+P

ECTS

Marine ecology 45+0+30 7 Methods in marine biology 15+0+30 3 Mariculture and environment 30+0+30 5 Fieldwork 3 Total: 90+0+90 18 ELECTIVE COURSES*

Food webs in pelagic environment 15+15+0 3 Selected issues in marine microbiology 15+15+0 3 Parasitology of marine organisms 15+0+15 3 Biophysics 15+0+15 3 Selected issues in benthic ecology 15+0+15 3 Population genetics of marine organisms 15+15+0 3 Estuarine ecology 15+15+0 3 Assessment of biological resources of the sea 15+0+15 3 Computer applications 15+0+15 3


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2nd Semester

Course code

Course title OBLIGATORY COURSES

Course structure L+S+P

ECTS

Marine pollution 30+15+0 4 Data processing 15+0+30 4 Management of living resources of the sea 30+0+30 5 Ecotoxicology 30+0+15 3 Fieldwork 4 Total: 75+15+75 20 ELECTIVE COURSES*

Marine mammal ecology 15+15+0 3 Fisheries acoustics 15+15+0 3 Selected issues in plankton ecology 15+15+0 3 Microzooplankton 15+0+0 2 Micrometeorology 15+0+15 3 Dynamics of exploited populations 15+0+15 3 Natural toxins in seawater 15+0+0 2 Bioproduction of marine ecosystems 15+0+0 2 Fish behaviour 15+0+0 2 Endangered species in the Adriatic Sea 15+0+0 2 Mariculture of invertebrates 15+15+0 3 Procedures for validations, analysis and presentation

of spatially distributed data 15+0+15 3

* In the first year, total of 22 ECTS credits need to be obtained from elective courses


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3rd Semester

Course code

Course title Course structure L+S+P

ECTS

Integrated management of coastal zones 30+15+0 4 Ecological modelling 30+0+30 6 Scientific methods 15+30+0 4 Fieldwork 4 Total: 75+45+30 18 ELECTIVE COURSES

Biology, ecology and culture of bivalves 15+15+0 3 Microbiology of polluted waters 15+0+0 2 Biological invasion 15+0+0 2 Bioinformatics 15+0+15 3 Microbial processes in sediments 15+0+0 2 Marine optics 15+0+15 3 Biotechnology 15+0+0 2 Environmental impact assessment 15+15+0 3 Climatic changes and marine ecosystems 15+15+0 3 Ecology and society 15+0+0 2 Ecology of fish early development stages 15+15+0 3 Law on marine environmental protection and fishing 15+0+0 2 Echinoderms 15+0+15 3 Biology, ecology and population dynamics of

cephalopods 15+15+0 3

* In the third semester total of 12 ECTS credits need to be obtained from elective courses

4th Semester

Course code

Course title Course structure ECTS

Graduate thesis 30 Total: 15 30

L – Lecture S – Seminar P - Practicum


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3.2. Course information

Course title MARINE ECOLOGY Course code Type of course Lectures, seminars, demonstrations, auditory exercises, laboratory exercises,

field exercises Level of course Basic Year of study 1st Semester First ECTS (Number of credits allocated)

7 4 (lectures, seminars, exercises, independent study, consultations) 3 (laboratory exercises, field exercises, quizzes)

Name of lecturer Prof. Mladen Šolić, associate professor Learning outcomes and competences

Understanding the relationship between marine organisms and their environment is essential for understanding the all life processes in marine environment, evolution of life and their diversity on the spatial and temporal scale. Moreover, knowing the ecological principles is necessary for sustainable exploitation of the marine living resources

Prerequisites Competences in elementary physics, chemistry, biology and statistics Course contents Lectures: Basic ecological terms. Characteristics of marine environment.

Marine habitats. Marine life forms: Pelagic organisms, Benthic organisms. Feeding of marine organisms. Ecological factors in marine environment. Energy flow and nutrients cycling in seawater. Marine populations ecology. Marine communities. Biodiversity in the oceans. Human impact on marine ecosystems. Exercises: Systematic, taxonomy, nomenclature. Habitat, biotop, areal. Sampling and conservation of marine organisms. Determination of marine organisms. Forms and anatomy of marine organisms. Abiotic factors in marine environment. Estimation of population density: Sampling a unit of habitat, Capture-recapture, Transect, Neighbourhood distance. Spatial structure of population. Community ecology: Similarity index, Diversity index, evenness index. Interactions between organisms. Human impacts on marine ecosystems.

Recommended reading

1. Krebs, C.J. 1994. Ecological Methodology. Benjamin/Cummings.620p. 2. Levinton, J.S. 1995. Marine Biologi, Function, Biodiversity, Ecology.

Oxford Univ. Press. 420 p. 3. Peres, J.M. i H. Gamulin Brida 1973. Biološka oceanografija. Školska

knjiga, Zagreb. 493p. 4. Tait, R.V. and F.A. Dipper. 1998. Elements of Marine Ecology.

Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. 462 p. Supplementary reading

Scientific papers

Teaching methods

Lectures, Powerpoint presentations, seminar papers and presentations, video projections, class discussions, group projects, laboratory practicum, fieldwork exercises.

Assessment methods

Regular check-ups of knowledge during the course through exercises and homework assignments. Written quizzes during the term and final oral


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exam. Language of instruction

Croatian English (possibility)

Quality assurance methods

Student questionnaires.


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Course title METHODS IN MARINE BIOLOGY Course code Type of course Lectures, laboratory practicum, fieldwork exercises Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester First ECTS

3 (Lectures, laboratory practicum, fieldwork exercises, independent learning)

Name of lecturer Dr. Živana Ninčević Gladan, assistant professor Dr. Ivana Grubelić, assistant professor Dr. Olja Vidjak Dr. Nedo Vrgoč

Learning outcomes and competences

Students learn different sampling techniques in marine biology and gain insight and practical experience in the use of modern methods in marine research. They extend their knowledge about important groups of organisms in the marine ecosystem and gain understanding of importance and design of experimental work

Prerequisites Basic knowledge in marine biology and ecology. Course contents Sampling techniques in plankton, Direct and indirect sampling methods in

benthos, Preservation and storage of samples, Phytoplankton biomass determination, Sedimentation method of phytoplankton determination, fluorescent microscopy, Zooplankton abundance and biomass determination, Acoustical and optical methods, Biomass estimation of exploited population, Introduction in biostatistics, Experiment design.

Recommended reading

1. Sournia, A., Phytoplankton manual UNESCO, Paris 1978. 337 pp. 2. Harris, R.P., Zooplankton Methodology Manual, ICES, Academic

Press, 2000, 683 pp. 3. Štirn, J., Manual of methods in aquatic environment research, FAO,

Rim, 1981., 70 pp. Supplementary reading

1. Pérès J.M., Gamulin Brida H., Biološka Oceanografija, Školska knjiga, Zagreb 1973, 149-155

Teaching methods

Lecture, cruise-laboratory work

Assessment methods

Written exam

Language of instruction

Croatian English


Student questionnaire.


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Course title MARICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT Course code Type of course Lectures, laboratory practical, fieldwork Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester First ECTS

5 3 (lectures, independent learning) 2 (laboratory practical, fieldwork, quizzes)

Name of lecturer Prof. Ivan Katavić Learning outcomes and competences

Students gain understanding of ecological factors needed for mariculture as well as with possible negative impacts of mariculture on the environment. Student learns place and role of mariculture in process of integrated coastal management.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge in marine biology and ecology and marine chemistry Course contents Lectures: Definition of mariculture. Culture in relation to increasing human

needs for food. Culture in relation to traditional fisheries. Natural resources used by mariculture (water, energy, area on land) in relation to their availability, price and technology choice. Ecological suppositions of mariculture. Optimal culture conditions and tolerance levels of certain species to changing ecological factors. Suitability criteria of marine habitats for mariculture (especially in relation to culture of fish, crustaceans and bivalves). Food, feeding and waste created during culture process. Potential negative impacts of culture on environment, impact on chemical process in sediment, benthic community composition and structure, and physical-chemical characteristics of seawater. Practical exercises include culture of phytoplankton and zooplankton, induced spawning and methods and techniques applied in mariculture of different development stages of marine fish. Fieldwork: visit to mariculture sites – fish cage aquaculture, fish hatchery and bivalve aquaculture site.

Recommended reading

1. Beveridge, M.: Cage aquaculture. Fisheries News Books, 1987. 2. Katavić, I.: Coastal resources and aquaculture, Institut za oceanografiju i

ribarstvo (skripta), 1985. 3. Treer i sur: Ribarstvo. Školska knjiga, 1996.

Supplementary reading

Scientific papers.

Teaching methods

Lectures, individual laboratory exercises, group fieldwork exercises.

Assessment methods

Quizzes during the term and final oral exam.


Croatian, English


Student questionnaire


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Course title FOOD WEBS IN PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT Course code Type of course Theoretical with seminars Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester/trimester First ECTS (Number of credits allocated)

3 ECTS (lectures, seminars, independent study, consultations)

Name of lecturer Prof. Nada Krstulović Learning outcomes and competences

Students gain knowledge related to the most important types of pelagic food webs, especially their trophic state and size structure components. Knowledge of the food web processes is of great significance for understanding relationship between the diverse marine communities.

Prerequisites Competences in marine biology and ecology Course contents Size structure of different pelagic food web. Trophical state of the

components of pelagic food web. Planktonic food web. Methazoic food web. Trophic fish categories. Relationship between planktonic and methazoic consuments. Types of food web: herbivorous food web, microbial food web, multivorous food web. Significance of herbivores for type of food web. Hypothesis of different stability of each food web (Stable and unstable ecosystems regarding specific trophic transfers of organic matter through food web).

Recommended reading

1. Šolić, M. i N. Krstulović, 2000. Ekologija morskog bakterioplanktona, Sveučilišni priručnik, IOR-Split, 472p.

2. Bone, Q., N.B. Marshall and J.H.S. Blaxter, 1995. Biology of Fishes: Food and feeding, 152-167. (Dostupna u knjižnici IOR-a).

3. Wootton, R.J.1996. Fish Ecology: Feeding and Growth: 98-130. (Dostupna u knjižnici IOR-a).


1. Kirchman, D.L. 2000. Microbial Ecology of the Oceans, Wiley Series in Ecological and Applied Microbiology, 542p

Teaching methods

Combined teaching methods: frontal lectures, work in groups, using modern technologies.

Assessment methods

Assessments during lectures. Exam: written after main chapter and oral at the end of teaching process.


Croatian. English (possibility).


At the beginning and at the end of the teaching process: questionnaires about learning outcomes and competences, and about the course.


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Course title SELECTED ISSUES IN MARINE MICROBIOLOGY Course code Type of course Theoretical with seminars Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester First ECTS 3 ECTS (lectures, seminars, independent learning, consultations) Name of lecturer Prof. Nada Krstulović Learning outcomes and competences

Objective of this course is to extend knowledge of students in the area of marine microbiology. Knowledge they gain in this course is necessary for complex analysis in their future work related to marine biology and ecology and marine environmental protection.

Prerequisites Competences in general microbiology and marine microbiology Course contents Course contents depend upon interests of student and will include following

areas: Diversity of microorganisms in marine ecosystem. Factors influencing the density and dynamics of microorganisms. The role of microorganisms in marine ecosystem. Heterotrophic processes and the Microbial Loop. Interaction between microorganisms and macroorganisms in marine ecosystem.

Recommended reading

1. Krstulović, N. i M. Šolić, 2004. Mikrobiologija mora. Interna skripta, 350 p.

2. Šolić, M. i N. Krstulović, 2000. Ekologija morskog bakterioplanktona, Sveučilišni priručnik, IOR-Split, 472p.


2. Austin, B. 1993. Marine Microbiology, Cambridge University Press, 218 p.

3. Kirchman, D.L. 2000. Microbial Ecology of the Oceans, Wiley Series in Ecological and Applied Microbiology, 542p.

Teaching methods

Combined teaching methods: lectures, work in groups, using modern technologies.

Assessment methods







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Course title PARASITOLOGY OF MARINE ORGANISMS Course code Type of course Lectures, practicum, fieldwork Level of course Specialised Year of study First Semester First ECTS 3 (lectures, practicum, fieldwork, independent study, consultations) Name of lecturer Dr. Ivona Mladineo Learning outcomes and competences

The purposes of the subject are to develop student’s capacities to recognize parasitological systems in rearing conditions, that are not harmful for the host and to be able to assume measures in order to keep the system as it is. The student will be enable to identified the basic parasitic groups found in intensive rearing systems of fish and shellfish, methods of its confinement and possible treatment.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge in biology of marine organisms. Course contents Lectures: Parasite ecology. Relationships in the balance parasite-host. Types

of parasitism. Population dynamic of parasites in open and closed systems. Main parasite nomenclature. Main features for recognition of some parasites groups. The most usual parasites of certain marine organisms. The most usual parasites in rearing conditions. Parasites that are regulated by the law. Sampling procedure of parasites. Preparation of permanent slide mounts for parasite collection. Types of fixation and staining. Diagnostic techniques of parasite in rearing conditions. Practicum: Section and sampling protocol. Preparation of parasites for the identification. Parasite microscopy and photography. Identification keys.

Recommended reading

1. Fish pathology. Heinz-Hermann Reichenbach-Klinke, 1964. 2. Fish Diseases and Disorders, Volume 1: Protozoan and

Metazoan Infections. Woo, 1995. 3. Protozoan parasites of fishes. Lom & Dykova, 1992. 4. Parasitofauna of Monte Negro fish. Radujković & Raibaut, 1989. 5. Evolutionary biology of host-parasite relationships: theory meets

reality. Poulin, Morand, Skorping, 2000. Supplementary reading

1. A monograph on the isopods of North America. Richardson, 1905.

2. Keys to the trematoda, volume 1. Gibson, Jones, Bray, 2001. Teaching methods

Lectures, practicum, fieldwork.

Assessment methods

After the introduction in general parasitology, the accent will be put on the fieldwork sampling and own preparation of parasitological collection, based on own student’s interests and affinities (parasites of reared fish, shellfish, octopus or wild fish). The exam will consist of oral presentation of the chosen subject and presentation of own parasitological collection. Prerequisite to attend the exam will be the colloquium of recognition of permanent slide mounts of most common parasites and written colloquium of general parasitology.


Croatian, English


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Student questionnaires


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Course title BIOPHYSICS Course code Type of course Lectures, seminars, exercises Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester First ECTS 3 (Lectures, seminars, exercises, independent learning, consultations) Name of lecturer Prof. Davor Juretić Learning outcomes and competences

Introduction of students to macromolecules, structures and processes in the cell.

Prerequisites Knowledge in general physics and biology, especially cell biology. Course contents In the introductory part of this course students will meet with main

biophysical players: macromolecules, and their aggregations, biochemical processes and their cellular networks. Special attention will be devoted to enzymes, how kinetics and thermodynamics of their work is connected. Physical methods will be examined that are commonly used to gain the knowledge about macromolecular structure and function. Next, we discuss how weak forces can stabilize macromolecules, how macromolecules interact, and how tight regulation of cellular processes is achieved. Students will learn that cells strictly guard their internal environment and electric field by controlling transmembrane diffusion and transport of ions and metabolites. This is achieved by means of integral membrane proteins such as voltage channels and proton pumps that are involved in creating action potentials in brain neurons as well. The free energy driving all this activity in a living cell or organelle is stored in the form of chemical affinities, redox potentials, and ion electrochemical potential differences. At the end of this course we shall focus on the structure-function coupling in the case of potassium voltage channel, bacteriorhodopsin, photosynthetic reaction centre and cytochrome c oxidase.

Recommended reading

Juretić, D.: “Bioenergetika, rad membranskih proteina”. Informator, Zagreb, 1997.


1. Glaser, R. “Biophysics”. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2001. 2. Fersht, A. “Structure and mechanism in protein science”, Freeman

and Company, New York, 1998. 3. Volkenshtein, M.V. “Biophysics”, Mir Publishers, Moscow 1983. 4. Hill, T.L. Free “Energy Transduction in Biology”, Academic Press,

New York 1977. Teaching methods

Lectures, numerical exercises, student seminars.

Assessment methods

Student participation in exercises, quality of seminar and oral exam.


Croatian (possibility of English)




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Course title SELECTED ISSUES IN BENTHIC ECOLOGY Course code Type of course Lectures, practice in laboratory and fieldwork Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester First ECTS 3 (Lectures, practice in laboratory and fieldwork, independent learning) Name of lecturer Dr. Boris Antolić, assistant professor

Dr. Ivana Grubelić, assistant professor Learning outcomes and competences

The aim of this course is to introduce to students ecological features and processes in benthic communities in a particular sections of benthos, impact of ecological factors onto development and distribution of single species or entire group of benthic flora and fauna. Acquired knowledge is necessary for complex study of marine ecology and for the further work in the field of ecology, biology and protection of the sea.

Prerequisites Completed course of Ecology of benthic communities Course contents Lectures:

Phytobenhtos: Brown algae (Phaeophyceae) with special review on Fucales, which contains endemic species from order of Fucus and Cystoseira; Sea blooming algae (family Zosteraceae).

According to students choice the themes are the following: biota and abiota characteristics of chosen part of benthos, impact of ecological factors onto development and distribution of single or group of algae, sea bloom or invertebrates.

Zoobenthos: Sponges (Porifera); Mollusks (Mollusca); Crabs (Crustacea); Echinoderms (Echinodermata). Practice: During fieldwork students will collect and conserve samples which will be further elaborated qualitatively, quantitatively and statistically in the laboratory.

Recommended reading

Literature is prescribed according to chosen theme: 1. Morin P.J. 1999. Community Ecology. Blackwell Science, Oxford. 2. Lüning K. 1990. Seaweeds. Their environment, biogeography and

ecophysiology. J. Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, Chichester, Brisbane, Toronto, Singapore.

3. Ercegović A. 1952. Jadranske cistozire. Fauna i flora Jadrana, Split. 4. Peres J.M., Gamulin-Brida H. 1973. Biološka oceanografija,

Školska knjiga, Zagreb. 5. Ercegović A.1949. Život u moru. JAZU, Zagreb. 6. Matoničkin I., Habdija I., Primc-Habdija B. 1998. Beskralješnjaci,

Biologija nižih avertebrata. Školska knjga, Zagreb. 7. Matoničkin I., Habdija I., Primc-Habdija B. 1998. Beskralješnjaci,

Biologija viših avertebrata. Školska knjiga, Zagreb. Supplementary reading

1. Selected papers 2. Riedl R. 1983. Fauna und Flora des Mittelmeeres. Verlag P. Parey,

Hmburg und Berlin. Teaching methods

Lectures are held in equipped classroom with overhead projector, slide projector and video facilities. Practice: Exercises are held in equipped laboratory with magnifying glass,


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microscope, PC, dissection instruments and video facilities. For the fieldwork we use standard sampling equipment.

Assessment methods

Final Exam depends on chosen theme: Besides oral part of exam, the written part (an essay) must contain obtained results, zoological collection or herbarium.


Croatian




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Course title POPULATION GENETICS OF MARINE ORGANISMS Course code Type of course Lectures Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester First ECTS 3 ECTS (lectures, independent learning, consultations) Name of lecturer Dr. Jasna Maršić-Lučić, assistant professor Learning outcomes and competences

Gaining theoretical knowledge of population genetics and her application in aquaculture and protection of genetic biodiversity of natural population of marine organisms.

Prerequisites Genetics Course contents History of population genetics. Population in genetic equilibrium. Factors

affecting genetic equilibrium. Geographic variation among populations. Effective population size and gene flow in natural populations. Genetic drift in natural and cultured population. Protection of genetic variability of natural populations. Influence of fish farms population on natural. Molecular techniques in population genetics. Statistics in population genetics.

Recommended reading

1. Hartl, D.L.& ClarkA.G.: Principles of population genetics, Sinauer associates, Inc. 1997.

2. Borojević, K. 1991. Geni i populacija, 2. izdanje Forum, Novi Sad, 544pp.

3. Futuyma, D.J.: Evolutionary Biology, Sinauer associates, Inc. 1986.


Hedrick, P.W. 1983. Genetics of populations. Science Book Int. Inc. 630pp.

Teaching methods

Lecture

Assessment methods

Oral examination


Croatian, English


Questionnaire


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Course title ESTUARINE ECOLOGY Course code Type of course Lectures, seminars. Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester First ECTS 3 (lectures, seminars, consultations, independent learning)

Name of lecturer Prof. Frano Kršinić Learning outcomes and competences

Students gain knowledge about estuaries and estuarine ecosystems.

Prerequisites Biology of marine invertebrates, Marine sediment and sedimentology. Course contents Following topics will be covered during the course: history of estuarine

research, structure and estuarine types, tides and dynamics, salinity and other chemical factors, estuarine vegetation and bottom fauna, qualitative and quantitative composition and biomass of plankton, macrobenthos, microbenthos, freshwater component, terrestrial component, estuarine fish, birds, parasites and epibionts, estuarine food webs, migrations, protection. Special attention will be devoted to characteristics of estuaries along the eastern Adriatic coast.

Recommended reading

Kotchum, B.H. (edit.) 1983: Estuaries and enclosed seas. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, 481 pp.


1. Green, J. 1968. The Biology of Estuarine Animals. University of Washington, Seattle and London, 401 pp.

2. Kinne, O. 1978 (edit). Marine Ecology. A Comprehensive, Integrated Tretiseon Life on Oceans and Coastal Waters. Dynamics, 4, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 746 pp.

Teaching methods

Lecture, seminar

Assessment methods

Oral exam


Croatian, exceptionally some topics German and English

Quality assurance Methods



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Course title ASSESSMENT OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES OF THE SEA Course code Type of course Lectures, exercises, seminar Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester First ECTS 3 (lectures, exercises, seminar, consultations, independent learning) Name of lecturer Dr. Nedo Vrgoč Learning outcomes and competences

In the scope of the course students are expected to get the basic knowledge about population dynamics, biomass estimation methods and basic elements of rational management and protection of renewable biological resources of the sea.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge in marine biology and ecology. Course contents Russel's axiom. Estimation of growth parameters. Method for estimation

growth parameters. Estimation of mortality rates. Natural mortality. Fishing mortality. Biomass estimation. Direct methods. Indirect methods. Recruitment. The concept of responsible exploitation. Estimation of MSY. Sampling theory. Fishery regulation measures.

Recommended reading

1. Sparre, P. and Venema. S.C., 1998. Introduction to tropical fish stock assessment. Part 1. – Manual. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 306/1. 407.p

2. Pauly, D. 1984. Fish population dynamics in tropical waters. ICLARM Stud. Rev. (8): 325


Krebs, C.J. 1989. Ecological methodology Harper & Row Publisher, new York, 474.

Teaching methods

Lectures and seminars

Assessment methods

Oral exam and/or written test


Croatian Possibly English




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Course title COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Course code Type of course Lectures, exercises Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester First ECTS (Number of credits allocated)

3

Name of lecturer Dr. Vlado Dadić, assistant professor Learning outcomes and competences

Introduction of students to creating of complex documents, calculations of spread sheets, making graphics outputs, advanced usage of Internet, basic procedure of web design and computer applications in fisheries and aquaculture

Prerequisites Basic knowledge about computers. Course contents Introduction to information systems and computers. History of computers and

data processing. Structure of systems for electronic data processing. Computers hardware and software. Operating systems. Windows-XP. Computer networks and protocols. Intranet. Internet. Connection of computers on Internet. Internet and security of information. Viruses, worms, trojans, dealers, spywares, adwares and spam. Abuse services. Firewall. Creating of web pages. Text editing, creating of spread sheets and graphic output design. Software for different applications. MS-Office. Matlab. Organisation methods and programs for data processing. Programming, programming languages and compilers. Database management systems. Applications of professional statistical packages and database management systems in marine environment. Availability of information and data related marine environment on Internet.

Recommended reading

1. Grundler, D., 2000. Primjenjeno računarstvo, Graphis, Zagreb, 247. 2. Luka Abrus: Izrada Weba - Zagreb; BUG @ SysPrint, 2003. 3. Oleg Maštruko: Windows XP - Zagreb; BUG @ SysPrint, 2003. 4. Dario Sušanj: PC računala - Zagreb; BUG @ SysPrint, 2003. 5. ****, 2004. Priručnik s CD za sigurnost korisnika Interneta.

CARNet Cert, Zagreb, 75 pp. Supplementary reading

1. FAO, 1995. System of information for the promotion of aquaculture in the Mediterranean, MEDRAP-II/FAO, Tunis/Rome, No, 95/1, 60 pp.

2. Gabro Smiljanić: Osnove digitalnih računala - Zagreb; Školska knjiga, 1990.

3. Gabro Smiljanić: Mikroračunala - Zagreb; Školska knjiga, 1990. Teaching methods Overhead presentation, practical work on computers Assessment methods Practical work and creating tests by computers, exercises, seminars Language of instruction

Croatian and English




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Course title MARINE POLLUTION Course code Type of course Lectures, seminars Level of course Advanced Year of study I Semester 2. ECTS 4 (lectures, seminars, consultations, independent learning) Name of lecturer Prof. Ante Barić Learning outcomes and competences

Students are introduced to marine pollution concept and issues and gain knowledge necessary for individual in-depth study of this area. They get acquainted with most important changes in sea caused by certain groups of marine pollutants. Further on, they learn to estimate possible changes that might occur due to introduction of specific pollutants into the sea, and will have possibility to participate in team work related to environmental impact study.

Prerequisites General chemistry, Inorganic and organic chemistry, Chemical oceanography, and Marine ecology.

Course contents The following issues are included within the course: What is pollution? Sources of marine pollution (urban wastewater, industrial wastewater, run-off from agricultural and public surfaces, river inputs, radioactive waste, atmospheric fallout, waste from ships). Impacts of pollutants on the marine ecosystem (persistence in the marine environment, toxicity and other harmful effects, accumulation in organisms and sediments, biological transformations which create harmful substances, impacts on dissolved oxygen). Biomonitoring, bioindicators and biomarkers. Characteristics of specific pollutants (organic matter, metals, crude oil and oil products, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) biologically non-degradable detergents and other surface active substances, radioisotopes, solid waste, plastics, heat). Impacts of mariculture on marine environment.

Recommended reading

1. R.B. Clark, R.B. (2001). Marine Pollution, (Fifth Edition), Clarendon Press, Oxford, 248 pages.

2. Laws, E.A. (2000). Aquatic Pollution, An Introductory Text (Third Edition). Willey Intersci. Publ., New York, 672 pages.


Selected articles from Scientific journals

Teaching methods

Lecturing and home works

Assessment methods

Tests during the course and a oral exam at the end of the course


Croatian, possibility of English in a part of lectures and at the exam


Un-disclosed evaluation by students during the course and after the exam using an evaluation form


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Course title DATA PROCESSING Course code Type of course Lectures, computer exercises Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS 4 (lectures, consultations, quizzes, independent learning) Name of lecturer Dr. Branka Grbec, assistant professor Learning outcomes and competences

Through lectures and applications the knowledge about description, presentation and analysis of data measured and sampling in the marine ecosystem will be presented to the students.

Prerequisites Relevant background in mathematics and statistics Course contents Principles of sampling and measurements in the marine environment; non-

repeatability of experiments in the environment; graphical and table presentations of data. Specific graphical presentations. Descriptive statistics. Statistical tests and theory of statistical conclusions. Fitting of theoretical distributions to empirical data. Estimation of population parameters. Introduction to the theory of extremes Distributions (binomial, log normal, log logistic, Weibulls’, exponential). Application to environmental data. Specific analysis techniques for oceanological data, including time-series analysis and methods of data grouping.

Recommended reading

1. Statistics for the environmental I i II, Water Related Issues, Edited by V. Barnett and K. Feridun Turkman; John Wiley and Sons, 1994.

2. Pavlić, Statistička teorija i primjena, (Statistical theory and application; in Croatian) Tehnička knjiga, Zagreb 1970.

3. Vranić, Vjerojatnost i statistika, (Probability and statistics; in Croatian) Tehnička knjiga, III izdanje, Zagreb, 1970


Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography , W.J. Emery and R.E.Thomson, ELSEVIER 2001.

Teaching methods

Through the exercises students will independently resolve examples from the topics mentioned earlier in the text. This will be done on the network of the PCs, with the use of available computer programs for statistical data analysis and for table and graphical presentation. The small research project for data analysis from the marine environment on real and simulated data will be done.

Assessment methods

Examination in written form.


Croatian English


Students will be tested through the semester several times. The results of the tests will serve to the teacher for controlling the level of comprehension of lectures from the students.


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Course title MANAGEMENT OF LIVING RESOURCES OF THE SEA Course code Type of course Lectures, exercises Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS

5 3 (lectures, consultations, independent learning) 2 (laboratory exercises, quizzes)

Name of lecturer Prof. Perica Cetinić Learning outcomes and competences

By completion of this course students gain theoretical knowledge and skills necessary for rational management of marine living resources, projecting, regulating and determining optimal fishing levels and for estimating state of living marine resources intended for fishing.

Prerequisites Knowledge from general biology, marine biology and ecology, fisheries biology and ecology and marine living resources.

Course contents Basic terms used in management of living marine resources. Trophic relationships in marine ecosystems. Marine areas and fishery. Characteristics of marine living resources as fishing objects, Russel law, MSY theory and overfishing. Factors that have impact on living marine resources. Monitoring. Stocks, their structure and analysis. Fishing effort, force and efficiency of fishing tools. Selectivity and vulnerability changes. Basic factors that determine stock biomass. Natural regulation of stock size. Methods for stock identification. Optimal fishing models. Biomass estimates. Natural causes of changes in stock productivity. Mutual interrelationship between stocks and their impact on state of marine biological resources. Multispecies fishery. Fishery regulations. Impact of fishing on marine ecosystem. Management of living resources in commercial zone and protected areas. International organizations dealing with fishing protection.

Recommended reading

Spare, P. and Venema, S. C. 1998: Introduction to tropical fish stock assessment, Part 1: Manual, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 306/1, 407 p.


Kompowski, A., J. Horbowy, 1997: Wstęp do teorii optymalnych połowów, Akademia Rolnicza, Szczecin, 108p.

Teaching methods

Lectures and practical exercises using computer technology.

Assessment methods

Knowledge is tested through quizzes and final oral exam.






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Course title ECOTOXICOLOGY Course code Type of course Lectures, exercises Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS

3 ECTS 2 (lectures, consultations, independent study) 1 (exercises, quizzes)

Name of lecturer Dr. Jasna Maršić-Lučić, assistant professor Learning outcomes and competences

Gaining theoretical and practical knowledge on direct and indirect effects of toxic substances on nature and their interactions.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge in molecular biology and genetics. Course contents History of ecotoxicology. Xenobiotics, poisons and poisonousness.

Detoxications. Physiological classification of toxicants. Pathophysiological effects of poisoning. Absorption and distribution of toxicant in human body. Bioaccumulation, bioconcentration and biodegradation. Biodynamic. Biochemical mechanisms of toxicity. Bioaccumulation and bioconcentration in marine organisms. Transport mechanisms in environment.

Recommended reading

1. Srebočan V.: Veterinarska toksikologija, Medicinska naklada, 1993

2. Kamrin, M.A.: Toxicology: a primer on toxicology principles and applications. Lewis publishers. 1988.


Walker,C.H., Hopkin, S.P., Sibly, R.M.and Peakall,D.B.: Principles of ecotoxicology Taylor & Francis publ. 1997.

Teaching methods

Lecture and practice

Assessment methods

Written and oral examination


Croatian, English


Questionnaire


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Course title MARINE MAMMAL ECOLOGY Course code Type of course Lecture, seminar Level of course Specialised Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS

3 (lecture, student seminar, group analysis, consultations, independent study)

Name of lecturer Dr. Melita Peharda Uljević Learning outcomes and competences

Objective of this course is introduction of students to marine mammal ecology. Special attention will be devoted to conservation biology of this group of organisms and on marine mammals in the Adriatic Sea. Students will gain theoretical background necessary for participation in field investigations and marine mammal protection.

Prerequisites Competences in marine biology and marine vertebrates. Course contents Evolution of marine mammals. Classification and systematics of marine

mammals. Anatomy and physiology. Methods used in marine mammal studies. Population dynamics, life span and reproduction. Feeding and predation. Student presentations. Interactions between humans and marine mammals. Conservation biology. Marine mammals in the Adriatic Sea.

Recommended reading

1. Evans, P.G.H. 1987.The Natural History of Whales and dolphins. Facts on file publications. 343 pp.

2. Riedman, M. 1990. The Pinnipeds. Seals, Sea Lions and Walruses. University of California Press. 439 pp.


1. Katona, S.K., V. Rough and D.T. Richardson. 1993. A field guide to whales, porpoises, and seals from Cape Cod to New Foundland. Smithsonian Institution Press. 316 pp.

2. Pryor, K. And K.S. Norris. 1991. Dolphin Societies – discoveries and puzzles. 397 pp

3. Scientific papers Teaching methods

Lectures, student presentations, analysis of scientific papers

Assessment methods

Class participation, student presentations and oral exam.


Croatian and English language.




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Course title FISHERIES ACOUSTICS Course code Type of course Lectures Level of course Specialised Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS 3 (lectures, consultations, independent study) Name of lecturer Dr. Vjekoslav Tičina Learning outcomes and competences

Within framework of this course, students acquire basic theoretical knowledge about fisheries acoustics essential for proper use of usual acoustic equipment in fisheries. Furthermore, students get information about the most recent development of this segment in world fisheries.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge in marine biology and physics. Course contents 1) Introduction – historical review; 2) Physical basis of acoustics; 3) Acoustic

equipment in fisheries - basic principles; 4) Echograms; 5) Acoustic properties of marine organisms; 6) Acoustic equipments; 7) Use of acoustic equipments in fisheries & mariculture; 8) Acoustic monitoring

Recommended reading

1. Lazarević, Ž., 1987. Tehnička hidroakustika. Vojna tiskara, Split: 425 p.

2. MacLennan D.N. and E. J. Simmonds (1995): Fisheries Acoustics. Chapman & Hall (2nd Edition), London, 325 p.


1. Cetinić, P. i J. Swiniarski, 1985. Alati i tehnika ribolova. Logos, Split: 655p.

2. Simmonds, E.J. and D.N. MacLennan, 1996. Fisheries and Plankton Acoustics. Proceedings of ICES International Symposium, Aberdeen, Scotland (12-16 June, 1995), ICES J.Mar. Sci., 53(2): 535 p.

Teaching methods

Lessons based on use of modern teaching accessories such as LCD projector, PC and related equipment

Assessment methods

Interview and/or in written form


Croatian Possibly English and Italian




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Course title SELECTED ISSUES IN PLANKTON ECOLOGY Course code Type of course Lectures Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS 3 (lectures, independent learning, consultations) Name of lecturer Prof. Ivona Marasović Learning outcomes and competences

Objective of this course is to extend knowledge of students in the area of plankton ecology. Knowledge they gain in this course is necessary for complex analysis in their future work related to marine biology and ecology and marine environmental protection.

Prerequisites Competences in cell biology, ecology, physical oceanography and chemical oceanography.

Course contents Course contents depend upon interests of student and will include following areas: Plankton role in food web. Ecological efficiency of energy transfer to higher trophic levels. Zooplankton grazing – control of phytoplankton biomass. Ecological analysis of phytoplankton bloom. Indicator species.

Recommended reading

1. Steidinger, K.A. and Walker, L.M. 1986. Marine Plankton Life Cycle Strategies, CRC Press Inc. Boca Raton, Florida, 158 p.

2. Raymont, J.E.G.: Plankton and productivity in the oceans. Pergamon Press. New York, 1980.

3. Viličić, D. Fitoplankton u ekološkom sustavu mora, Školska knjiga, Zagreb 2003.


Scientific papers.

Teaching methods

Lectures, Power point presentations, video projections

Assessment methods

Oral exam


Croatian English (Possibility)


Student Questionnaires.


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Course title MICROZOOPLANKTON Course code Type of course Lecture Level of course Specialised Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS 2 (lectures, consultations, independent learning) Name of lecturer Dr. Natalia Bojanić Learning outcomes and competences

The main aim of this subject is that students gain knowledge about morphology, biology and ecology of microzooplankton. After successful completion of this course students will be able to identify main groups of zooplankton and will gain background necessary for research related to microzooplankton.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge in marine biology and ecology, especially that of plankton.

Course contents The importance of microzooplankton in the food web of marine ecosystems. Sampling methods, preservation and microscopic analysis of plankton material. The basic characteristics and systematic of protozoa and micrometazoa: Foraminifera, Heliozoa, Radiolaria, Ciliophora, Rotifera, Arthropoda, Larvae of benthic organisms.

Recommended reading

1. Matoničkin, I. (1978) Beskralješnjaci. Školska knjiga, Zagreb. 2. Boltovskoy, D. ed. (1999) South Atlantic Zooplankton. Backhuys

Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands. Supplementary reading

1. Talamon, J. ed. (1982) Marine pelagic protozoa and microzooplankton ecology. Annales de L'institut Océanographique. Paris, Suppl. 58.

2. Habdija, I., B. Primc Habdija, I. Radanović, J. Vidaković, M. Kučinić, M. Špoljar, R. Matoničkin i M. Miliša (2004) Protista-protozoa i metazoa-invertebrata: funkcionalna građa i praktikum. Meridijani, Samobor.

3. Harris, R.P., P.H. Wiebe, J. Lenz, H.R. Skjoldal and M. Huntley (2000) ICES Zooplankton methodology manual. Academic Press, San Diego (etc.).

Teaching methods Oral presentation, discussion and demonstration methods

Assessment methods Class participation, student papers, oral exam.

Language of instruction Croatian




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Course title MICROMETEOROLOGY Course code Type of course Lectures, exercises Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS 3 (lectures, exercises, independent study, consultations) Name of lecturer Dr. Branka Grbec, assistant professor Learning outcomes and competences

The students will receive knowledge from descriptive micrometeorology, learning about the basic principles of physics of the air-sea interface. Accent will be given to specific themes to connect biotic changes in the marine ecosystem with abiotic influences in the atmosphere-sea boundary layer.

Prerequisites Relevant background in general meteorology Course contents Basic terms, definition of air-sea boundary layer. Short-wave and long wave

radiation, temperature and air humidity in the ground layer, vertical wind profile. Short scale processes, including energy balance, hydrological cycle, turbulence, heat and mass exchange, evaporation. Direct and indirect measurements in the boundary layer. Particular properties of Adriatic Sea: evaporation and heat exchange, classical and automatic measurements.

Recommended reading

1. Gill, E . Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics. International Geophysics series Vol. 30. Academic Press, 1900.

2. Geernaert, G.L. and Plant, W.J. Surface waves and Fluxes. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990.


1. S. Pal Arya. Introduction to Micrometeorology, Second Edition. International Geophysics series Vol.79. Academic Press, 2001.

2. J.Garrat, Alexander J. Dessler (Editor), John T. Houghton (Editor), Michael J. Rycroft (Editor). The Atmospheric Boundary Layer (Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series). Cambridge University Press, 1992.

Teaching methods

Course will be delivered using presentation software/tools such as LCD projector. Exercises will be given at the meteorological station (from the Institute of oceanography and fisheries), at the research vessel Bios (IOR) and in laboratories. Through the exercises the students will visit web pages with on-line meteorological data from automatic meto-ocean stations (IOR).

Assessment methods

After presenting the written seminar work, the examination is oral


Croatian English



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Course title DYNAMICS OF EXPLOITED POPULATIONS Course code Type of course Lectures, exercises, seminar Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS 3 (lectures, exercises, seminar, consultations, independent learning) Name of lecturer Dr. Nedo Vrgoč Learning outcomes and competences

Students are expected to gain the basic knowledge about growth and mortality dynamics in exploited populations and also about an impact of exploitation on the state of populations and assemblages. At the end of the course students will be capable to sustainably and rationally manage renewable marine biological resources.

Prerequisites Competences in marine biology and ecology. Course contents Definitions of population and stock. Russel's axiom. Estimation of growth

parameters. Von Bertanalffy growth equation. Methods for estimation growth parameters. Estimation of mortality rates. Natural mortality. Fishing mortality. Changes in populations and communities due to the fishery. Concept of responsible exploitation. Problematic of multispecies exploitation. Assessment of migratory stocks. Sampling theory. Sampling commercial catches. Stock assessment computer packages.

Recommended reading

1. Sparre P. and Venema S.C. 1998. Introduction to tropical fish stock assessment. Part 1. – Manual. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 306/1. 407.p

2. Pauly D. 1984. Fish population dynamics in tropical waters. ICLARM Stud. Rev. (8): 325

3. Gulland J.A. 1964. Manual of methods of fish population analysis. FAO Fish. Techn. Pap., (40):63 pp.


Krebs C.J. 1989. Ecological methodology Harper & Row Publisher, new York, 474.

Teaching methods


Assessment methods

Oral exam and/or written test


Croatian Possibly English


Questionnaire.


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Course title NATURAL TOXINS IN SEAWATER Course code Type of course Lectures, fieldwork. Level of course Specialised Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS 2 ECTS (lectures, fieldwork, independent study, consultations) Name of lecturer Prof. Maja Pavela-Vrančić, associate professor Learning outcomes and competences

The students learn about the causes of toxicity in seawater and in seafood, the chemical structure of natural toxins, their molecular pharmacology, and analytical methods for isolation and identification of the toxins. The acquired knowledge can be applied in quality control of seafood, monitoring of toxicity in seawater and prevention.

Prerequisites Biochemistry Course contents Peptide toxins, DSP, PSP, NSP, ASP. Causative organisms and their

distribution. Symptoms of intoxication. Mouse bioassay. Methods of isolation and identification. Extraction, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and mass spectrometry. Natural toxins in the Adriatic Sea.

Recommended reading

Chosen articles.


Teaching methods

Lectures, fieldwork.

Assessment methods

Oral examination.


Lectures are in Croatian language. The lectures can be delivered in English and in German.


Surveys following the course. Discussions during the course.


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Course title BIOPRODUCTION OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS Course code Type of course Lectures Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS 2 (lectures, independent study, consultations) Name of lecturer Prof. Ivona Marasović Learning outcomes and competences

Students are introduced to differences in primary production in marine ecosystems, what represents basis of entire bioproductivity in different areas.

Prerequisites Competences in plant physiology and biology and ecology of plankton Course contents Methods and techniques for estimating primary production in sea. Regional

differences in primary production. Temperate areas. Tropical areas. Polar areas. Coastal areas. Open ocean areas. Upwelling areas.

Recommended reading

1. J.E.G. Raymont: Plankton and Productivity in the Oceans. Pergamon Press Oxford, 1980. 2. M.J. Dring: The Biology of Marine plants. Edward Arnold Publ., 1982. 3. E. Steeman Nielsen: Marine Photosynthesis with Special Emphasis on the Ecological Aspects. Elsevier Sci.Publ.Comp., 1975.


1. Marasović, I., B. Grbec & M. Morović. 1995. Long term production changes in the Adriatic. Netherland Journal of Sea Research. 34 (4): 267-273. 2. Marasović, I., T. Pucher-Petković & V. Alegria,1990: Phytoplankton productivity of the Adriatic Sea in relation to the fishing grounds. In: Perspectives in Phycology. Ed.V.N. Rajarao, Today and Tomorow 's Printers & Publishers, New Delhi, pp. 255-261. 3. Marasović, I., D. Viličić & Ž. Ninčević, 1999. . South Adriatic ecosystem: interaction with the Mediterranean Sea. In: The Eastern Mediterranean as a Laboratory Basin for the Assessment of Contrasting Ecosystems ( Eds. P.Malanotte-Rizzoli & V.N. Eremeev), Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht, Netherlands, pp. 383-405.

Teaching methods

Power point presentations and video projections

Assessment methods

Oral exam






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Course title FISH BEHAVIOUR Course code Type of course Lectures Level of course Specialised Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS 2 (lectures, consultations, independent learning) Name of lecturer Dr. Sanja Matić Skoko Learning outcomes and competences

The course focuses on the unique ecological challenges facing fishes, including individual, population, community, and ecosystem-scale processes that have direct or indirect influence on fish behaviour. The objectives of this course are to (1) foster critical analysis of fish behaviour (2) appreciate the characteristics of environments and how they affect the behaviour of fishes (3) approve how ecological knowledge is acquired, analysed and presented (4) support and encourage discussion about problems in fish behaviour.

Prerequisites Competences in general marine ecology and fish ecology. Course contents Evolutionary approach. The diversity of behaviour. The genetics of

behaviour. The development of behaviour. Nerve cells and behaviour. The organization of behaviour. Adaptations. Communication. Finding a place to live. Adaptive feeding behaviour. Coping with predators. Male and female reproductive tactics. Ecology of reproduction. Caring for offspring. Social behaviour. Behaviour and human activity.

Recommended reading

1. Alcock, J. 1993. Animal behavior. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Sunderland, Massachusetts. 625p.

2. Pitcher, T.J.(ed). 1992. Behaviour of Teleost Fishes. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht. The Netherlands.


1. Wickler, W. 1968. Mimicry in Plants and Animals. World University Library, London.

2. Wittenberger, J.F. 1981. Animal Social Behaviour. Duxbury Press, Boston.

3. Young, D. 1989. Nerve Cells and Animal Behaviour. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Teaching methods

Lectures, discussion

Assessment methods

Oral exam, seminar, critical analysis of scientific paper (in-class)


Croatian, English


Questionnaire at the end of course


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Course title ENDANGERED SPECIES IN THE ADRIATIC SEA Course code Type of course Lectures Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS 2 Name of lecturer Dr. Boris Antolić, assistant professor

Dr. Ivana Grubelić, assistant professor Prof. Ivan Jardas


The aim of this course is to introduce to students ecological features and mechanisms that endanger particular species and have strong impact on extinction of single species of the flora and fauna in the Adriatic; mechanisms of protection. Acquired knowledge is necessary for complex study of marine ecology and biology, sustainable exploitation and protection of the sea.

Prerequisites Competences in marine biology and ecology and marine botany. Course contents Mechanisms endangering certain species, their habitat and living

communities. Review of endangered species and lower systematic categories of sea flora and fauna, with particular accent on Adriatic species. Types of protection measures: National Protection measures (legislative support, red lists, red books); International Protection measures (conventions). Reasonable (sustainable) exploit of the sea and its living resources.

Recommended reading

1. Boudouresque C.F., Ballesteros E., Ben Maiz N., Boisset F., Bouladier E., Cinelli F., Cirik S., Cormaci M., de Grissac A.J., Laborel J., Lanfranco E., Lundberg B., Mayhoub H., Meinesz A., Panayotidis P., Semroud P., Sinassamy J.M., Špan A. and Vuignier G. 1990. Livre rouge "Gérard Vuignier" des espèces, peuplements et paysages menacès de Méditerranée. UNEP/IUCN/GIS Posidonie, MAP TechnRep, 43: 1-250.

2. Gamulin-Brida H., Jardas I. i Špan A. 1987. Problemi endema mora s posebnim obzirom na Jadran. Akad.Nauka i Umjet. Bosne i Hercegovine, Posebna izdanja, Knjga 83, Odj. prir. i matemat. nauka, Knjiga 14: 57-73.

3. Jardas I. 1996. Jadranska ihtiofauna. Školska knjiga, Zagreb. 4. Pérès J.M. and Gamulin-Brida H. 1973. Biološka oceanografija.

Školska knjiga, Zagreb. 5. Riedl R. 1983. Fauna und Flora des Mittelmeeres. Verlag P. Parey,

Hamburg und Berlin. 6. Radović J. (ed.). 1999. Pregled stanja biološke i krajobrazne

raznolikosti Hrvatske sa strategijom i akcijskim planom zaštite. Državna uprava za zaštitu prirode i okoliša, Zagreb.


Selected papers

Teaching methods

Lectures are held in equipped classroom with overhead projector, slide projector and video facilities.


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Assessment methods

Written exam.


Croatian

Follow up of quality and successfulness of each course



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Course title MARICULTURE OF INVERTEBRATES Course code Type of course Lecture, practical exercises Level of course Specialised Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS 3 (lectures, practical exercises, independent study, consultations) Name of lecturer Dr. Leon Grubišić Learning outcomes and competences

Objective of this course is introduction of students to methods and bio-ecological conditions necessary for rearing marine invertebrates in controlling conditions. Students will get theoretical and practical knowledge necessary for working in hatchery, farms and laboratories.

Prerequisites General knowledge about biology and ecology of marine organisms. Mariculture and environment course.

Course contents Biology and methods culture of microalgae. Culture technology of zooplankton. Production of algae for seafood and pharmaceutical industry. Culture of sea sponges, corals and urchins. Bio-ecological needs and rearing technology of molluscs (cephalopods and bivalves). Broodstock management and induce reproduction of shrimps. Various methods of shrimp rearing. Artificial spawning and culture of lobsters.

Recommended reading

1. Frank, H. Hoff & Terry W. Snell 1987. Plankton culture manual. Fifth edition. Florida aqua farms. Inc.

2. Moretti, A and dr. 1999. Manual on hatchery production of seabass and gilthead seabream. Volume1. FAO

3. Landau, M. 1991. Introduction to aquaculture. John Wiley and Sons.Inc

4. Phillips B.F. & J. Kittaka 1987. Spiny lobsters fisheries and culture. Fishing News Books. Second edition.


Selected papers

Teaching methods

Lectures, practical work

Assessment methods

Class participation and oral exam


Croatian, Polish, English.




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Course title PROCEDURES FOR VALIDATION, ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED DATA

Course code Type of course Lectures, exercises Level of course Advanced Year of study 1st Semester Second ECTS 3 (2 - lectures, 1- seminars) Name of lecturer Dr. Vlado Dadić, assistant professor Learning outcomes and competences

Procedures for validation and processing of spatially distributed oceanographic data.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge of computer hardware and software Course contents Oceanographic parameters and measuring units. Oceanographic data and

errors. Errors caused by measuring methods and instruments. Possible errors caused by computers. Database systems for data and information management. Data quality checks. Data validation protocols and procedures. Climatological analysis of data. Analysis of data rarely distributed in space and time. Data interpolation on standard oceanographic levels. Methods of data interpolation. Geostatistical analysis of spatially distributed data. Geostatistical methods of interpolations. Kriging method of interpolation. Usage of variograms in assessment of data fields homogeneity. Long and narrow islands in Adriatic Sea and spatial analysis. Inverse variation method of interpolation. Presentation of spatially distributed data and corresponded fields. Usage of Geographic information systems (GIS) in presentation of spatially distributed data. The basic cartographic layers. Thematic layers and their overlaying. Analysis of spatial fields presented by maps with different thematic layers. Processing of spatially distributed data in marine environment. GIS applications in planning of assignment of marine environment. GIS and decision makers.

Recommended reading

1. Dadic V., 2003. Problems of sampling, validation and processing of spatially distributed data, (in Croatian). Unpublished manuscript. 147 pp.

2. Maidement D.R, 2003. ArcHydro. GIS for water resources, ESRI, USA, 203 pp.

3. MEDAR/MEDATLAS Group. 2001. Specifications for the Mediterranean Sea Data Banking and Quality Controls. SISMER/IS/V5.


1. Boyer T and S. Levitus. 1999. QC and processing of historical oceanographic temperature, salinity and oxygen data. U.S. Department of Commerce. NOAA technical report NESDIS 81, 1994: 64 pp.

2. Brankart J. M. and P. Brasseur, 1996. Optimal analysis of in sity data in the western Mediterranean using statistics and cross-validation. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic technology. Vol: 13(2): 477-491.

3. Reinger R.F. and C.K. Ross, 1968. A method of interpolation with application to oceanographic data. Deep-Sea Research, Vol 15, pp:


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185-193. Deutch C.V. and A.G. Journel, 1992. GSLIB – Geostatistical software; library and user’s guide. Oxford University Press. 369 pp.

Teaching methods

Presentation using video display, practical work on computers.

Assessment methods

Exercises on computers, tests and seminars.


Croatian and English




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Course title INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL ZONES Course code Type of course Lectures, seminars Level of course Advanced Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS

4 2 (lectures, consultations, independent learning) 2 (seminars,tests)

Name of lecturer Prof. Ante Barić Learning outcomes and competences

Students gain knowledge about contemporary approach to integrated coastal zone management necessary for sustainable exploitation and marine protection.

Prerequisites Marine pollution course. Course contents The following issues are included in the course: Needs for integrated coastal

zone management (ICZM). Definition of ICZM and basic approaches. International regulations (Conventions, protocols, Guidelines). Approach for ICZM (establishment of conditions for ICZM), interministerial, institutional, legal and financial pre-conditions for the management of coastal zones, scientific background, methods and techniques, data base, preparation, adoption, implementation and evaluation of ICZM programme). Approaches and measures for the reduction of marine pollution (principles, strategies and programmes). Instruments used in ICZM (Strategic Environmental Assessment - SEA, Environmental Impact Assessment - EIA). Treatment and discharges of urban wastewater into the sea (treatment levels, wastewater treatment plants, submarine outfall) treatment of industrial wastewater and discharges into the sea, protection of the sea from pollution from ships, tools and techniques for combating oil spills.

Recommended reading

1. B. Cicin-Sain and R. W. Knecht, 1998. Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management- Concepts and Practices. Island Press, Washington D.C.

2. A. Gilpin, 1995. Environmental Impact Assessment: Cutting Edge for the Twenty-First Century, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

3. Laws, E.A. (2000). Aquatic Pollution, An Introductory Text (Third Edition). Willey Intersci. Publ., New York, 672 pages.


Selected articles from Scientific Journals

Teaching methods

Lecturing and homework assignments.

Assessment methods







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Course title ECOLOGICAL MODELLING Course code Type of course Lectures, exercises Level of course Advanced Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS

6 4 (lectures, independent learning, consultations) 2 (exercises, homework assignments)

Name of lecturer Prof. Tarzan Legović Learning outcomes and competences

To enhance understanding of why ecological models are built, application of models to cause and effect in ecosystems, prediction and control.By using the acquired knowledge, students will be able to estimate when ecological models should be built, how they are build and what is their range of validity.

Prerequisites One calculus course Course contents Dynamics of one population of organisms in: a) infinite environment, b)

constant finite environment, c) periodic environment, d) random environment. Harvesting. Maximum sustainable yield. Dynamics of populations with non-overlapping generations. Discrete growth of a logistic population and chaotic dynamics. Stabilization. Ecological interactions. Prey-predator models and the Volterra principle. Models of competition and the competitive exclusion principle. Models of cooperation. Food chains. Models of food webs. Dynamics of one population and a community in the sea. Epidemics. Theorem of epidemics threshold. Invasion of a population into space.

Recommended reading

1. Sharov A. Quantitative Population Ecology, Virginia Tech., 1996 http://www.gypsymoth.ento.vt.edu/~sharov/PopEcol/popecol.html 2. Edelstein-Keshet, L., Mathematical Models in Biology, SIAM, 2005. 3. Murray J. D., Mathematical Biology, Springer, 2004.


1. DeAngelis, D.L., Dynamics of Nutrient Cycling and Food Webs, Chapman & Hall, 1992.

2. Svirezhev Yu.M. and Logofet D.O., Stability of Biological Communities, Mir. 1983.

3. May R.M. (ed.) Theoretical Ecology, Blackwell Sci. Pub., 1976. Teaching methods

Lectures, exercises and homework.

Assessment methods

Written and oral exam are conducted.


Croatian with two lectures in English. English speaking students should have no problems in following the lectures since the suggested literature is in English. If needed, the entire course may be given in English.




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Course title SCIENTIFIC METHODS Course code Type of course Auditory and practical exercises. Lectures only as a introduction to

individual and group work. Level of course Advanced Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS 4 (lectures, auditory and practical exercises, seminars, self-study) Name of lecturer Prof. Mladen Šolić, associate professor Learning outcomes and competences

Students are introduced to principles of scientific methods, from planning and designing scientific investigation to writing and presentation of results.

Prerequisites Experience in searching and reading scientific literature. Course contents Science and scientific method. Observation. Hypotheses. Checking of

hypotheses. Controlled experiments. Conclusion. Theory. Sampling. Analysing of results. Data processing. Using statistics to analysing data. Searching the literature. Reading scientific papers. Writing a research paper. Presentation of results (oral presentation, poster presentation)

Recommended reading

1. Šolić, M. Metodika znanstvenog rada. Interna skripta. Institut za oceanografiju i ribarstvo, Split, 2002.

2. V. Silobrčić, 1998. Kako sastaviti, objaviti i ocijeniti znanstveno djelo. Medicinska naklada, Zagreb.


Scientific papers from library of the Institute of oceanography and fisheries, primarily Marine Biology, Marine Ecology and Acta Adriatica.

Teaching methods

Lectures, group work on selected problems, class discussions, Powerpoint presentations.

Assessment methods

Class participation, problem solving excercises, final written exam.






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Course title BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND CULTURE OF BIVALVES Course code Type of course Lectures, seminars Level of course Specialised Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS

3 2 (lectures, independent study, consultations) 1 (seminars, quizzes)

Name of lecturer Dr. Melita Peharda Uljević Learning outcomes and competences

Objective of this course is introduction of students to biology, ecology and culture of bivalves. Special attention will be devoted to bivalves living in the Adriatic Sea. Students will gain theoretical and practical background necessary for participation in scientific research of bivalves and management of their natural populations.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge in marine biology and ecology. Course contents Introduction. Morphology of bivalves. Diversity of bivalves. Bivalves in the

Adriatic Sea. Feeding, reproduction and settlement of bivalves. Bivalve growth. Circulation, respiration, excretion and osmoregulation. Fisheries and management of natural populations. Bivalve culture. Diseases and parasites. Public health.

Recommended reading

1. Gosling, E. 2003. Bivalve molluscs: Biology, Ecology and Culture. Blackwell Publishing.


1. Poppe, G.T. & Y. Goto Y. 2000. European Seashells. Volume II. (Scaphopoda, Bivalvia, Cephalopoda). 2nd edn. ConchBooks, Hackenheim, Germany

2. Scientific papers about bivalves Teaching methods

Lectures, laboratory practical, analysis of scientific papers

Assessment methods

Class participation, student presentations and oral exam.


Croatian and English language.




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Course title MICROBIOLOGY OF POLLUTED WATERS Course code Type of course Theoretical with seminars Level of course Specialised Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS 2 ECTS (lectures, seminars, independent study, consultations) Name of lecturer Prof. Nada Krstulović Learning outcomes and competences

Students gain knowledge related to microbiological pollution source and microorganisms which are actual or potential human pathogens and can be transmitted through bathing in polluted waters, or through consumption of contaminated seafood include bacteria, viruses, fungi and variety of protozoan and metazoan parasites.

Prerequisites Competences in general microbiology Course contents Pollution sources. Microorganisms that are actual or potential pathogens:

Pathogenic bacteria, Viruses, Pathogenic Fungi, Algal Biotoxins. Quality criteria and standards. Bacterial indicator organisms. Microbiological pollution as an ecological factor influencing the environmental changes.

Recommended reading

1. Krstulović, N. I M. Šolić, 2004. Alohtoni mikroorganizmi u moru, Skripta, 78 p.

2. Pike E.B., Gale, P. & Bryan J.J. Health risks of freshwater and the development of microbial standards. Water research Centre Report, London, 1989.


1. UNEP/WHO: Assessment of the state of pollution of the Mediterranean sea by pathogenic microorganisms, Coordinating Unit for Mediterranean Action Plan, Athens 1991.

Teaching methods

Combined teaching methods: frontal lectures, work in groups, using modern technologies.

Assessment methods







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Course title BIOLOGICAL INVASION Course code Type of course Lectures Level of course Advanced Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS 2 (lectures, independent study, consultations) Name of lecturer Dr. Boris Antolić, assistant professor, Ante Žuljević, M.Sc. Learning outcomes and competences

Within this subject students will gain theoretical and practical knowledge about biological invasion with a special attention on marine ecosystem and Mediterranean Sea.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge in marine biology and ecology. Course contents History of the biological invasion. The invasive species – what factors

determine whether a species will become an invader or not? Invaded ecosystem – what site properties determine whether an ecological system will be prone to, or resistant to invasions? Concept "The tens rule". Ecological consequences of invasion. Management of biological invasion. Biological invasion in the Mediterranean Sea – species origin, vector of introduction and spreading mechanisms. Selected examples of the invasive species.

Recommended reading

Williamson M. (1996). Biological invasion. Chapman & Hall, London. 243 p.


Selected papers.

Teaching methods

The classes will be held in classroom equipped with projectors and by practical lessons in the field.

Assessment methods

Oral examination


Croatian


Opinion poll among students after the lectures and examinations.


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Course title BIOINFORMATICS Course code Type of course Lectures, computer exercises Level of course Advanced Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS 3 (Lectures, computer exercises, independent study, consultations) Name of lecturer Prof. Davor Juretić Learning outcomes and competences

Familiarity with basic tools and data-bases from bioinformatics.

Prerequisites Basic biology and computer sciences. Course contents The Youngest Science about Oldest Language. Biological Sequences and

“on-line” Data Bases. Conservation of Structure & Function during Evolution – Applications in Medicine and Pharmacology. Bioinformatical Tools: SPLIT as an example. Amino Acid Attributes and Corresponding Scales for 20 Natural amino Acids. Hydrophobicity and Amphypathicity. Hydrophobic Moment. Preferences and Preference Functions. Sorting Proteins into Different Classes. Sequence Motifs Important for Protein Structure or Function. Prediction of Protein Secondary Structure. DNA Sequence Motifs. Multiple Sequence Alignment Methods. Building Phylogenetic Trees. Gene Hunting and Genome Analysis. Predicting the 3D Structure. How to Recognise Protein Interactions Motifs? Biochemical Reaction Networks.

Recommended reading

Lesk Arthur, M.: “Introduction to Bioinformatics”, Oxford Univ. Press, 2002.


Baxevanis, A.D. and Ouellette, B.F.F.: “Bioinformatics. A Practical Guide to the Analysis of Genes and Proteins”. Wiley, 1998. Mount, D.W.: “Bioinformatics: Sequence and Genome analysis”. Cold spring Harbor laboratory press, Cold spring Harbor, New York 2001. Higgins, D. and Taylor, W.: “ Bioinformatics: Sequence, Structure and Databanks: A Practical Approach”, Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, UK, 2000. Gibas, C. and Jambeck, P.: “Developing Bioinformatics Computer Skills”, O’Reilly, 2001.

Teaching methods

The course consists of lectures, student seminars and laboratory exercises by using “on-line” data-bases and bioinformatics tools.

Assessment methods

Final exam will consist of oral and practical part. In the practical part of the exam the students must show his/her level of competence in using bioinformatics tools to solve specific problem.


Croatian or English depending on the composition of a student body


A questionnaire will be offered to students at the end of the semester with a goal of finding weak spots in the course conception and delivery.


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Course title MICROBIAL PROCESSES IN SEDIMENTS Course code Type of course Lectures Level of course Specialised Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS 2 (lectures, independent study, consultations) Name of lecturer Dr. Stefanija Šestanović Learning outcomes and competences

On successful completion of the course student will be able to describe and distinguish between different roles of microorganisms in the formation, structuring and transformation of microbial sediments as well as to explain their roles in biogeochemical cycles

Prerequisites Competences in general microbiology and marine microbiology. Course contents Bacterial roles in biogeochemical cycles in sediments; formation of

microbial mats and biofilms; structure of microbial communities in sediments; ecology of microbial communities in sediments; roles of microbes in sediments: fungi, diatoms, cyanobacteria; roles of microbes in formation of different sediments; microbes-metals interactions in sediments; microorganisms and organic pollutants.

Recommended reading

1. Robert E. Riding & Stanley M. Awarmik: Microbial sediments. 2000. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York, 331 pp.

2. Raina M. Maier, Ian L. Pepper, Charles P. Gerba. Environmental microbiology. 2000. Academic press, 585 pp.


1. Šolić, M. i N. Krstulović, 2000. Ekologija morskog bakterioplanktona, IOR-Split, 472 pp.

2. Austin, B. 1993. Marine Microbiology, Cambridge University Press, 218 pp.

3. Kirchman, D.L. 2000. Microbial Ecology of the Oceans, Wiley Series in Ecological and Applied Microbiology, 542 pp.

Teaching methods

Oral presentations, computer presentations, demonstrations

Assessment methods

Class participation, quizzes, student presentations, oral exam


Croatian, English




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Course title MARINE OPTICS Course code Type of course Lectures, laboratory exercises, fieldwork Level of course Advanced Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS

3 2 (lectures, independent study, consultations) 1 (laboratory exercises, fieldwork)

Name of lecturer Dr. Mira Morović


The scope is to present to students optical processes and the role of electromagnetic radiation in the marine environment; show basic theoretical assumptions for understanding of optical processes in the sea; demonstrate experimental work in marine optics, through ship based in-situ measurements with optical instrumentation and also in the laboratory.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge in physics and physical oceanography. Course contents Lectures contain introduction to marine optics, historical background,

terminology, definitions of physical quantities in marine optics, explanations of role of light for the life in the sea, description of processes of visible spectrum passing through air to the sea, optical processes in the sea: reflection, refraction, scattering and absorption. Influence of optically active substances to optical processes will also be described as those of: pure seawater, dissolved pigments, suspended matter, etc. The marine optical instrumentation will be introduced. Principles of visibility, seawater colour and phenomena like bioluminescence, fluorescence and photosynthesis will also be elaborated. Essentials of the modern optical remote sensing with satellite sensors will be presented.

Recommended reading

1. Jerlov, N. 1976. Optical oceanography. Elsevier. Amsterdam. 2. Kirk, J.T.O. 1994: Light and Photosynthesis in Aquatic Ecosystems,

2nd ed., Cambridge. 3. Williams, J. 1970. Optical properties of the sea. Annapolis, Md.,

United States Naval Institute. Supplementary reading

1. Barale, V. and P. Schlittendardt, (eds.) 1991. Ocean colour: Theor and Applications in a decade of CZCS Experience. Euro COURSE Remote sensing, Ispra, Italy. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrech Boston, London.

2. Gower, J.F.R. (Ed.) 1981, Oceanography from space, Plenum Press New York.

3. Hojerslev, N. K. 1990, Daylight in the sea, Landolt-Borstein, New Series V3a.

Teaching methods

Course will be done via Power Point presentations, using LCD projector. Exercises will be given at the research vessel Bios (from the Institute of oceanography and fisheries) and in laboratories. Through the exercises the students will visit web pages with on-line data.

Assessment methods

Examination will be oral


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Croatian, English or Italian




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Course title BIOTECHNOLOGY Course code Type of course Lectures Level of course Advanced course Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS 2 ECTS (lectures, independent study, consultations) Name of lecturer Prof. Maja Pavela-Vrančić, associate professor Learning outcomes and competences

The students learn about basic principles of biotechnological processes and biochemical engineering, the utilization of microorganisms and enzymes in food industry, protection of human environment, and application of recombinant DNA in biotechnology.

Prerequisites Biochemistry Course contents Applied biotechnology. Genetic machines. Recombinant DNA technology.

Media and fermentation. Protein isolation methods. Biotechnological products. Bioreactors.

Recommended reading

Walker, J.M. & R. Rapley. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 4th ed. Athenaeum Press Ltd., UK, 2002. Watson, J.D.,M.Gilman, J. Witkowski& M. Zoller. Recombinant DNA, 2nd Ed.,W.H. Freeman and Co., N.Y., 1992.


Primrose, S.B. Molecular Biotechnology, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1991.

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

Oral examination.


Lectures are in Croatian language. The lectures can be delivered in English or in German.


Surveys following the course. Discussions during the course.


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Course title ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Course code Type of course Lectures, seminar Level of course Specialised Year of study 2nd Semester/trimester Third ECTS 3 (lectures, seminar, independent study, consultations) Name of lecturer Prof. Ante Barić Learning outcomes and competences

Students gain knowledge about basic elements of environmental impact assessment that is a contemporary tool for planning sustainable development.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge in marine biology and ecology, Marine Pollution course Course contents The place and role of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in planning

and decision-making process. Historical development of EIA concept. Basic steps in the implementation of EIA. Screening and scooping. Methods and techniques used in the EIA process. Description of the development project and environment in the EIA Report. Assessment of impacts and their importance. Evaluation f alternatives. Public participation. Evaluation of EIA Report and its adoption. Monitoring, auditing and re-evaluation. National and international regulations concerning EIA.

Recommended reading

1. Canter, L.W.: Environmental Impact Assessment, McGraw-Hill Book Co. Singapore, pp 670, 1996.

2. Lee, N.: Environmental Impact Assessment, A Training Guide, EIA Centre, Department of Planning and Landscape, University of Manchester, pp. 184, 1989.

3. WHO-CEMP: Environmental and Health Impact Assessment of Development Projects, A Handbook for Practioners. Elsevier Applied Science, London, pp. 282, 1992.


Selected papers from Scientific Journals

Teaching methods

Lecturing and homework assignments

Assessment methods







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Course title CLIMATE CHANGES AND MARINE ECOSYSTEM Course code Type of course Lectures Level of course Advanced Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS 3 (lectures, consultations, independent learning) Name of lecturer Dr. Branka Grbec, assistant professor Learning outcomes and competences

The goal is to present to students the global and regional climatic changes in the atmosphere-land-ocean system and the consequences of these changes to marine ecosystem.

Prerequisites Relevant background in general meteorology Course contents Climate and climate change mechanisms. Natural and anthropogenic

climatic changes on global, hemispheric and regional scales. The role of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in atmosphere and oceans. Synchronized oscillations of the atmosphere and sea. EL NINO and marine ecosystem. Ozone layer and its influence to abiotic and biotic changes in the sea. Consequences of heating to coastal areas. Possible sea warming trends and influence to ecosystem. Is there an acceleration of climatic changes? Negative consequences to marine ecosystem. Climatic changes in the northern hemisphere and influences to the Adriatic Sea.

Recommended reading

1. G.B. Bounsan. Ecological Climatology. Cambridge University press, 2002.

2. H.H. Lamb. Climate: present, past and future, METHUEN, London, 1981.


First national report on climatic changes www.mzopu.hr

Teaching methods

Course will be done using presentation software/tools such as LCD projector.

Assessment methods

After presenting the written seminar work, the examination is oral


Croatian English



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Course title ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY Course code Type of course Lectures Level of course Advanced Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS 2 (lectures, discussions, independent study) Name of lecturer Prof. Ivo Babić Learning outcomes and competences

Students are introduced to human society's relationship to ecology and with importance of responsible relationship with environment.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge in ecology and environmental protection. Course contents In introduction different philosophical, religious, epistematological and

natural-history, as well as etological theories and hypothesis are reviewed and discussed. Different theories related to origin of matter, universe and life are presented (M. Scheler, T. De Chardin, J. Monod, K. Lorenz, E. Cassirer, etc.). Special attention is devoted to world of culture including different anthropological theories (M. Mauss, C. Levi-Strauss, H. Hatch, E. Evans-Pritchard, etc.). Ecological and spatial aspects of culture are analysed, including: ways of sustaining life, alimentary system, organization of society, industrialization, exploitation of natural resources, sustainable development, etc. Important part of human environment isn’t only nature but also cultural configurations, cultivated landscapes, cities, cultural goods from architecture to nature parks. Therefore, special attention will be devoted to different theories on cultural goods (A. Riegel, M. Dvorak, L. Mumford, H. Lebvre, R. Norberg-Shulz, R. Chastel, F. Choy, etc.) with the objective of establishing better relationship between society and environment.

Recommended reading

1. B. U. Pavlović, 1978. Filozofija prirode, Zagreb. 2. P. Russel, 1989. Planet Zemlja, Zagreb. 3. Al Gore, 1994. Zemlja u ravnoteži, Ekologija i ljudski duh, Zagreb.


Selected papers from journals.

Teaching methods

Lectures, class discussions.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.


Croatian, English, Italian.




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Course title ECOLOGY OF FISH EARLY LIFE STAGES

Course code Type of course Lectures, seminars Level of course Specialised Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS 3 (lectures, seminars, consultations, independent learning) Name of lecturer Pero Tutman, M.Sc. Learning outcomes and competences

Students gain knowledge about ecology of fish early life stages necessary for evaluating importance of coastal habitats for protection of fish spawning, nursery and feeding grounds. These habitats have special importance in resource assessment in fish biology and marine fisheries.

Prerequisites Marine vertebrates and Marine ecology courses Course contents Fish life cycle. Importance of shallow-water regions in fish early life

history. Terms migrations and recruitment. Importance of abiotic and biotic factors on survival, growth and development. Early life stages behaviour models in shallow-waters

Recommended reading

Fishery Science, The Unique Contributions of Early Life Stages. Fuiman LA, Werner RG (ed.) Blackwell Science. p 324


Leis JM (1991) The pelagic stage of reef fishes: the larval biology of coral reef fishes. In: The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs, pp. 183-230. Sale PF 1991, Academic Press, New York

Teaching methods

Lectures and picture presentations

Assessment methods

Seminars, preliminary exam, oral exam


Croatian and English language




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Course title LAW ON MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND FISHING Course code Type of course Lectures, seminars Level of course Advanced Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS 2 (lectures, seminars) Name of lecturer Prof. Ivo Grabovac, professor emeritus Learning outcomes and competences

Particular emphasis is placed on the implications of international and national regulations on the protection of the Sea and marine life.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge of marine environment Course contents I. Threats to and protection of the environment in general

II. Environmental Law (Ecological Law), general indications III. Law of the protection of the Sea and its ecological significance in

sea environment and protection of fishing 1. The classification regulations on the protection of the marine

environment and the sea life/organisms 2. The Republic of Croatia’s regulations 3. International regulations, general and regional international

conventions 4. Legal problem areas in preventing and reducing marine pollution

(relevant domestic sources, international conventions, especially the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973/78 – MARPOL

5. Law of the legal liability and compensation in the event of sea pollution from noxious substances (domestic regulations, especially regulations from the Sea Fishing Act on the Protection of Fish and other Sea Life, international conventions)

6. Problem areas in implementing regulations of fishing and the marine environment.

Recommended reading

1. Vinko Hlača – Gordan Stanković, Pravo zaštite morskog okoliša (predgovor i uvod), pregled propisa po izboru, Pravni fakultet Rijeka, 1997.

2. Ivo Grabovac, Plovidbeno pravo Republike Hrvatske, dijelovi koji se odnose na zaštitu mora i odgovornost za štetu od onečišćenja mora uljem i drugim štetnim tvarima, Split, 2003.

3. Zakon o morskom ribarstvu, Narodne novine, br. 46/97., dio koji se odnosi na zaštitu riba i drugih morskih organizama


Ivo Grabovac,. Zaštita morskog okoliša od onečišćenja u unutrašnjim morskim vodama i teritorijalnom moru Republike Hrvatske, Zbornik radova Pravnog fakulteta u Splitu, god. 35., 51-52, 1998., str. 721-729.

Teaching methods


Assessment methods

Oral examination

Language of Croatian with possibility of English and Italian


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Course title ECHINODERMS Course code Type of course Lectures, laboratory Level of course Specialised Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS

3 2 (lectures, independent learning, consultations) 1 (laboratory exercises)

Name of lecturer Dr. Ivana Grubelić, assistant professor; Marija Despalatović, M.Sc. Learning outcomes and competences

Within this subject students will gain theoretical and practical knowledge about the systematics, evolution, biology and ecology of echinoderms.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge in marine biology and ecology. Course contents Evolution of echinoderms and their role in life history evolution.

Systematics of echinoderms with the particular interest on species from the Adriatic Sea. Anatomy of echinoderms. Reproduction and developmental biology of echinoderms. Environmental impact on distribution of echinoderms. Zoogeography of echinoderms. Role of echinoderms in food chains of marine ecosystem. Importance of echinoderms for marine environment. Economical importance of echinoderms.

Recommended reading

1. Matoničkin I, Habdija I, Primc-Habdija B (1999) Beskralješnjaci, Biologija viših avertebrata. Školska knjiga. Zagreb, 609 p.

2. Tortonese E (1965) Fauna d’Italia – Echinodermata. 6. Calderini. Bologna, 422 p.


Selected papers.

Teaching methods

The classes will be held in classroom equipped with projectors and in biological laboratory.

Assessment methods

Oral examination.


Croatian English


Opinion poll among students after the lectures and examinations.


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Course title BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF CEPHALOPODS

Course code Type of course Lectures, seminars Level of course Specialised Year of study 2nd Semester Third ECTS

3 2 (lectures, independent learning, consultations) 1 (seminars)

Name of lecturer Dr. Svjetlana Krstulović Šifner Learning outcomes and competences

In the scope of the course students acquire the knowledge about biological and ecological features of the cephalopods with special emphasis on cephalopods of the Adriatic Sea. They also get information about their population dynamics, commercial importance and fishing methods most commonly used for these species.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge in marine biology and ecology Course contents Introduction. Systematics and evolution of cephalopods. Morphology of

cephalopods. Physiology of cephalopods. Cephalopods of the Adriatic Sea. Habitats and migrations of cephalopods. Feeding of cephalopods. Sexual maturation and spawning of cephalopods. Growth and mortality of cephalopods. Biologically sustainable management of cephalopod populations. Fishing and commercial importance of cephalopods.

Recommended reading

1. Boyle PR (1983) Cephalopod life cycles. Volume 1. Species Accounts. Academic Press London

2. Boyle PR (1987) Cephalopod life cycles. Volume 2. Comparative Reviews. Academic Press London

3. Caddy JF (ed) (1983) Advances in assessment of world cephalopod resources. FAO Fisheries Tech. Paper 231: 1-452

4. Nesis K (1987) Cephalopods of the world. T.H.F. Publications Inc. 42-46 Supplementary reading

1. Jereb P, Ragonese S, Boletzky Sv (1991) Squid age determination using statoliths. Proceedings of the international workshop held in the Istituto di technologia della pesca e del pescato N.T.R. – I.T.P.P. Special publication N.1: 1-127

2. Roper CFE, Sweeney MJ, Nauen CE (1984) FAO species catalogue. Vol. 3. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synop., (125)Vol.3: 1-277

Teaching methods

Lectures, presentations (application of LCD projector, PC and related equipment), seminars, individual and group work on chosen problem issues.

Assessment methods

Oral examination and/or written test


In Croatian and optional in English




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Course title GRADUATE THESIS Course code Type of course Consultations Level of course Advanced Year of study 2nd Semester Fourth ECTS (Number of credits allocated)

30 ECTS for student 15 hours per student for lecturer

Name of lecturer Graduate thesis advisor Learning outcomes and competences

Students learn how to independently conduct investigation, analyse data and write scientific paper.

Prerequisites Successful completion of all graduate courses. Course contents Depend on subject Recommended reading

Depend on subject


Depend on subject

Teaching methods

Continuous mentoring of student during field or laboratory investigation, data analysis and writeup of graduate thesis.

Assessment methods

Review of graduate thesis and thesis defence in front of committee.


Croatian, English


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