Welcome to Module 2!
In this module participants will learn about biofouling and biodiversity, in special regards to the VIRTUE-s discs. The development of fouling communities on the discs will be discussed. By employing model VIRTUE-s discs the learners will be able to practice counting organisms on the discs and calculate some of the more common biodiversity indices obtained from the data. Drivers of biodiversity and how different ecosystems may react to these drivers will also be elucidated.
Skills
- Understanding the stages of biofouling.
- Calculating biodiversity indices.
- Understanding the importance of biodiversity
Basic concepts
- What is biofouling?
- What is succession?
- What is biodiversity and why is it important?
- What causes changes in biodiversity?
Learning path
- Webinar
- Extra resources in the form of short videos
(some of the videos have subtitles in Swedish, German, Catalan and Spanish) - Introduction to calculating and understanding biodiversity indices