MASC 324 — Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation
Marine and Fisheries Sciences · University of Ghana
Principles of biodiversity and conservation. measurement and analysis of biodiversity; Patterns of species diversity. Indicators of Biodiversity. Conservation of aquatic resources – Protected areas, Heritage sites, Ramsar sites etc. Convention on Biological Diversity. Resource valuation. National case studies of institutional and legislative framework for biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity and climate change; climate change impacts on aquatic biodiversity. Key biodiversity areas (KBAs) in Ghana and key stone species.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- FISH 312 — Fish Physiology
- FISH 314 — Principles of Fisheries Management
- FISH 316 — Fishing Technology
- FISH 317 — Introductory Research Methods
- FISH 318 — Inland Fisheries
- FISH 321 — Ichthyology
- FISH 325 — Marine Fisheries
- FISH 326 — Fisheries Field Course
- FISH 329 — Fish and Fisheries of West Africa
- FISH 332 — Industrial Internship
- MASC 311 — Nautical Science
- MASC 312 — Marine Ecology I
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).