探索水生环境，水生环境在理解气候变化中的重要性以及如何以可持续的方式监测和保护海洋和淡水物种。水生领域占地球表面的70％以上，是地球上最大的区域。本课程重点研究这些栖息地中令人着迷的生物多样性。您将欣赏水生资源管理中涉及的问题，并了解如何深刻理解水生生态系统的组织如何以可持续的方式促进使用。水生生境和生物在理解气候变化方面也至关重要，这使得该课程与保护和环境保护事业非常相关。您将研究在海洋，沿海和淡水环境中发现的各种物种的适应性，生态学和行为。您将了解非生物环境，包括气候，天气，水和沉积物的特性以及污染。
Explore the aquatic environment, its importance in understanding climate change, and how to monitor and protect marine and freshwater species in a sustainable manner.The aquatic realm makes up more than 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface and represents the largest domain on earth. This course focuses on the study of the fascinating diversity of life contained in these habitats.You’ll come to appreciate the issues involved in management of aquatic resources and learn how a firm understanding of the organisation of aquatic ecosystems can promote use in a sustainable manner.Aquatic habitats and organisms are also pivotal in the understanding of climatic change making this course very relevant to a career in conservation and environmental protection.