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Global Change

Code: 42404
Credits: 9
2026/2027
Degree programme Type Course
Interdisciplinary Studies in Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability OP 1

Contact lecturer

Name :
Jordi Cristobal Rosselló
Email :
jordi.cristobal@uab.cat

Teaching staff

Michael Grelaud
Miquel Ninyerola Casals
Patrizia Ziveri

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

Students are preferably expected to hold an undergraduate degree in fields related to environmental sciences, biology, geography, Earth and marine sciences, or ecology. However, students with a background in social or political sciences are also welcome, provided they have a basic understanding of Earth and physical science principles. Taking the GIS course or having GIS knowledge/skills it is advisable. A reasonable level of English proficiency, both spoken and written, is recommended to successfully follow the course content and participate in discussions.

Objectives

Understanding the biological, physical, and social processes related to Global Change, and their complex interactions, represents one of today’s most pressing scientific and societal challenges. This complexity is compounded by the urgent need to develop effective solutions to mitigate the negative impacts of these changes. This course examines the diverse impacts of Global Change across various spatial and temporal scales, with a primary focus on both terrestrial and marine ecosystems, as well as the effects on human societies and the corresponding social responses.

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • Identify different types of impacts associated with Global Change.
  • Explore the wide range of spatial and temporal scales at which Global Change occurs.
  • Consider additional driving forces that interact with Global Change processes.
  • Analyze manifestations of Global Change in both terrestrial and marine systems, including biodiversity loss, disruptions to the global carbon cycle, ecosystem degradation, and land-use changes.
  • Evaluate various approaches to addressing Global Change through case studies of protected areas such as biosphere reserves, marine protected areas, marine restoration projects, and rural landscapes.

Learning outcomes

  • CA14 (Develop sustainable management solutions, based on the assessment of environmental impacts by applying climate scenarios.) Develop sustainable management solutions, based on the assessment of environmental impacts by applying climate scenarios.
  • CA15 (Communicate conclusions on the impacts of global change clearly and unambiguously to expert and amateur audiences, both orally and in writing.) Communicate conclusions on the impacts of global change clearly and unambiguously to expert and amateur audiences, both orally and in writing.
  • KA14 (Describe the drivers and types of impacts of global change at various time and spatial scales on terrestrial and marine ecosystems.) Describe the drivers and types of impacts of global change at various time and spatial scales on terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
  • KA15 (Relate the interaction between global change and climate change as interconnected forces of change.) Relate the interaction between global change and climate change as interconnected forces of change.
  • KA16 (Illustrate the manifestations of global change through examples related to land use, biodiversity conservation, and global carbon and water cycles.) Illustrate the manifestations of global change through examples related to land use, biodiversity conservation, and global carbon and water cycles.
  • SA15 (Apply methodologies for the exploration and analysis of the impacts of global change on terrestrial and marine ecosystems.) Apply methodologies for the exploration and analysis of the impacts of global change on terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
  • SA16 (Be able to run specialised programmes to manage and analyse information on global change that helps to understand and analyse its impacts.) Be able to run specialised programmes to manage and analyse information on global change that helps to understand and analyse its impacts.
  • SA17 (Analyse the functioning of the planet in order to interpret environmental changes according to different spatial and time scales.) Analyse the functioning of the planet in order to interpret environmental changes according to different spatial and time scales.

Contents

The contents of the subject include:

  • The combine effect of multiple global change drivers considering different temporal and spatial scales.
  • The impact of human-driven climate change on marine and terrestrial systems.
  • Presentation and discussion of case studies related to biodiversity conservation, adaptation to climate change, marine pollution, mitigation strategies, etc.
  • Alteration of global biogeochemical cycles under past and present Global Change.

The course is organized as follows:

Submodule 1: Global Terrestrial Change

  1. Introduced the interdisciplinary approach to Global Change.
  2. Respond locally to global changes and in globalization: changes in uses and shelters from the sun. Forestry management as a key factor in global change.
  3. Sustainable forest management and revaluation.
  4. Forest health.
  5. Oral presentations.
  6. Field trip: Conservation of Mediterranean landscapes under climate change (Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park of Montseny).

Submodule 2: Marine Global Change

  1. Introduction to ocean science and the role of the ocean on climate regulation. The disruption of the carbon cycle and its consequences on marine ecosystems and biogeochemistry.
  2. Cumulative pressures on the marine system centered on marine pollution, marine debris and microplastics.
  3. Introduction to the blue carbon concept and climate change mitigation strategies. Debate on the new trend in the blue economy focused on blue carbon.
  4. Learning from past: How the Earth responded to natural climate changes
  5. Monitoring ocean health, marine biodiversity, conservation and restoration.
  6. Oral presentations.

Learning activities and methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Laboratory practices guided by professors. Guidelines for the follow-up and development of practices (PAUL) 4 0.16 SA15, SA16, SA17
Field trip (PCAM) 7 0.28 CA14, KA16, SA15, SA17
Lectures with ICT support (including some training assessment activities) 41 1.64 CA14, KA14, KA15, KA16, SA15, SA17
Oral presentation training 39 1.56 CA15
Tutorized individual and team work (field trip recap). 31 1.24 CA14, CA15, KA14, KA15, KA16, SA15, SA16, SA17
Reading articles, books and studying for each of the given lectures and the final exam 94 3.76 CA14, KA14, KA15, KA16, SA15, SA16, SA17

Lectures will combine instructor-led teaching and guided discussions, supported by assigned readings that students are expected to complete in advance. The course also includes fieldwork activities designed to investigate local-scale manifestations of Global Change impacts, providing students with practical, real-world insights into the course content. An integrated spatial analysis will be also conducted to assess landscape-level biodiversity and the pressures it faces under global change.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title Weight Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Two oral presentations 30% 6 0.24 CA14, CA15, KA14, KA15, KA16, SA15, SA16, SA17
Class assignments 20% 0 0 CA14, CA15, KA14, KA15, KA16, SA15, SA16, SA17
Final Exam 50% 3 0.12 CA14, KA14, KA15, KA16, SA15, SA17

Requirements for Assessment

Assessment of learning is based on the results of practical assignments completed independently. At least 80% of these assignments must be submitted within the deadlines established by the instructor. If the class assignment is submitted after the deadline without a valid justification, or if it is resubmitted as part of a reassessment process, the maximum possible grade will be 5.0. Students who have not submitted the required assignments by the specified deadlines or extended deadlines will not be allowed to take the exam, and their final grade will be recorded as “Not Assessable.”

Attendance will be monitored for both theoretical and practical classes. To be eligible for assessment, students must attend at least 80% of the scheduled sessions. Otherwise, the final grade will be recorded as “Not Assessable.” Additionally, students who pass the course and have met the minimum attendance requirement will receive a 5% bonus on their final grade.

Assessment activities

The final mark will be the weighted average of the following assessments:

Type Grade percentage (%) Comments
Oral presentations 30 Two oral presentations (15% each one) covering Terrestrial and Marine Global Change
Class assignments 20 One class assignment covering Terrestrial Global Change
Final test 50 A 3-hour test covering the course's contents. A take-home test will be carried out only for Forest health contents that will not be covered in the 3-hour test.

If a student fails to achieve at least 40% in any of the individual assessment components -namely oral presentations (12%), class assignments (8%), or the final test (20%)- they will be required to retake the specific component(s) to be eligible to pass the subject. In such cases, the student will be contacted to arrange a new submission date or test session and the maximum grade for any resubmitted work is 5. Additionally, to pass the subject overall, the student must obtain a minimum of 50% in the final grade.

Important:

  • Final Exam Format: In the final exam, students will be provided with limited space to answer each question. Responses must demonstrate a clear understanding and mastery of the key concepts and ideas introduced throughout the course.
  • Field Trip: A field trip to the Montseny Natural Park and Biosphere Reserve will be organized to explore the local impacts of Global Change in a Mediterranean landscape. Students are required to wear appropriate clothing and footwear suitable for outdoor activities.
  • Class Participation: Attendance and active participation in class sessions will be considered when evaluating students’ overall performance.

Irregularities by the student, copying and plagiarism

Assessment activities evaluated under this procedure are non-recoverable. If passing any of these activities is required to pass the subject, failure due to academic misconduct will result in automatic failure of the subject, with no opportunity for recovery within the same academic year.

The following are considered serious irregularities, among others:

  • Copying, in whole or in part, any practice, report, or other assessment activity.
  • Allowing others to copy your assessment work.
  • Submitting group work that was not fully completed by all listed group members.
  • Presenting work prepared by a third party on your own, including translations, adaptations, or any content not original and exclusive to the student.
  • Possessing or using communication devices (e.g., mobile phones, smartwatches) during individual theoretical or practical assessments (e.g., exams).

In accordance with current academic regulations, and without prejudice to any additional disciplinary actions, any irregularity that may affect the integrity of the evaluation process will result in a grade of zero (0) for the affected activity.

Assessment policy for repeating and current students

  • If a student from a previous edition of the Master’s program is repeating the course, their previous grades for the course’s practical components will not be retained.
  • If a current student does not pass the course, he/she will be required to retake the failed components. In such cases, the final grade for those components will be capped at 5.

Access to online campus computers

If you are unable or prefer not to install the GIS software on your personal computer (for example, if you use Mac, Linux, or do not have a suitable device), you can access the software remotely through UAB’s online campus computers at:

https://sidciencies.uab.cat/sidcib/#acces_remot_aules

Choose: PC1D x Windows or PC4 x Lynux

Use of Artificial Intelligence

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted in this course as part of completing assignments, provided the result reflects a significant personal contribution from the student in terms of analysis and critical reflection. Students must: (i) identify which parts have been generated using AI; (ii) specify the tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these tools have influenced the process and the outcome of the assignment. Failure to be transparent about the use of AI in assessable activities will be considered academic misconduct and will result in a grade of zero for the affected work, with no opportunity for recovery, or even more severe penalties in cases of serious breaches.

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Terrestrial Global Change

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Marine Global Change

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  2. Milner S., Langer G., Grelaud M., Ziveri P. \"Ocean warming modulates the effects of acidification on Emiliania huxleyi calcification and sinking\". Limnology and Oceanography. 2016
  3. Rembauville M., Meilland J., Ziveri P., Schiebel R., Blain S., Salter I. \"Planktic foraminifer and coccolith contribution to carbonate export fluxes over the central Kerguelen Plateau\". Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 2016, vol. 111, p. 91-101
  4. Lacoue-Labarthe T. , Nunes P.A.L.D., Ziveri P., Cinar M., Gazeau F., Hall-Spencer J.M., Hilmi N., Moschella P., Safa A., Sauzade D., Turley C. \"Impacts of ocean acidification in a warming Mediterranean Sea: An overview\". Regional Studies in Marine Science. 2016, vol. 5, p. 1-11
  5. Incarbona A., Martrat B., Mortyn P.G., Sprovieri M., Ziveri P., Gogou A., Jordà G., Xoplaki E., Luterbacher J., Langone L., Marino G., Rodríguez-Sanz L., Triantaphyllou M., Di Stefano E., Grimalt J.O., Tranchida G., Sprovieri R., Mazzola S. \"Mediterranean circulation perturbations over the last five...
  6. Chaabane S., López Correa M., Montagna P., Kallel N., Taviani M., Linares C., Ziveri P. \"Exploring the oxygen and carbon isotopic composition of the Mediterranean red coral (Corallium rubrum) for seawater temperature reconstruction\". Marine Chemistry. 2016
  7. Oviedo A., Ziveri P., Gazeau F. \"Coccolithophore community response to increasing pCO2 in Mediterranean oligotrophic waters\". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 2016
  8. Mallo M., Ziveri P., Mortyn P.G., Schiebel R., Grelaud M. \"Low planktic foraminiferal diversity and abundance observed in a 2013 West-East Mediterranean Sea transect\". Biogeosciences Discussions. 2016
  9. Martínez-Botí M.A., Marino G., Foster G.L., Ziveri P., Henehan M.J., Rae J.W.B., Mortyn P.G., Vance D. \"Boron isotope evidence for oceanic carbon dioxide leakage during the last deglaciation\". Nature. 2015, vol. 518, p. 210-222
  10. Wolhowe, M.D., Prahl F.G., Langer G., Oviedo A.M. , Ziveri P. \"Alkenone δD as an ecological indicator: A culture and field study ofphysiologically-controlled chemical and hydrogen-isotopic variation in C37 alkenones\". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 2015, vol. 162, p. 166-182
  11. Oviedo A., Ziveri P., Álvarez M., Tanhua T. \"Is coccolithophore distribution in the Mediterranean Sea related to seawater carbonate chemistry?\". Ocean Science. 2015, vol. 11, num. 1, p. 13-32
  12. Rodrigues LC., van den Bergh J.C.J.M., Massa F., Theodorou JA., Ziveri P., Gazeau P. \"Sensitivity of Mediterranean Bivalve Mollusc Aquaculture to Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, and Other Environmental Pressures: Findings from a Producer Survey\". Journal of Shellfish Research. 2015, vo...
  13. Hassoun, A. El Rahman, Gemayel, E., Krasakopoulou, E., Goyet, C., Saab, M. A.-A., Ziveri, P., Touratier, F., Guglielmi, V., Falco, C. \"Modeling of the Total Alkalinity and the Total Inorganic Carbon in the Mediterranean Sea\". Journal of Water Resources and Ocean Science. 2015, vol. 4, num....
  14. Gemayel E., Hassoun A.E.R., Benallal M.A., Goyet C., Rivaro P., Abboud-Abi Saab M., Krasakopoulou E., Touratier F., Ziveri P. \"Climatological variations of total alkalinity and total dissolved inorganic carbon in the Mediterranean Sea surface waters\". Earth System Dynamics . 2015, vol. 6, ...
  15. Gemayel E., Hassoun A.E.R., Benallal M.A., Goyet C., Rivaro P., Abboud-Abi Saab M., Krasakopoulou E., Touratier F., Ziveri P. \"Climatological variationsoftotal alkalinity and total dissolved inorganic carbon in the Mediterranean Sea surface waters\". Earth System Dynamics . 2015, vo...
  16. Meier K. J. S., Beaufort L., Heussner S., Ziveri P. \"The role of oceanacidification in Emiliania huxleyi coccolith thinning in the Mediterranean Sea\". Biogeosciences Discussions. 2014, vol. 11, p. 2857-2869
  17. Bordiga M., Cobianchi M., Lupi C. , Pelosi N., Venti N.L., Ziveri P. \"Coccolithophore carbonate during the last 450 ka in the NW Pacific Ocean (ODP site 1209B, Shatsky Rise)\". Journal of Quaternary Science. 2014, vol. 29, num. 1, p. 57-69
  18. Horigome M.T., Ziveri P., Grelaud M., Baumann K.-H., Marino G., Mortyn P.G. \"Environmental controls on the Emiliania huxleyi calcite mass\". Biogeosciences. 2014, vol. 11, p. 2295-2308
  19. Mejía L.M., Ziveri P., Cagnetti M., Bolton C., Zahn R., Marino G., Stoll H. \"Effects of midlatitude westerlies on the paleoproductivity at the Agulhas Bank slope during the penultimate glacial cycle: Evidence from coccolith Sr/Ca ratios\".Paleoceanography. 2014, vol. 29, num. 7, p. 697-714
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  21. Pfister C., Esbaugh A., Frieder C.., Baumann H., Bockmon E., White M., Carter B., Benway H., Carter B., Blanchette C., Carrington E., McClintock J., McCorkle D., McGillis W., Mooney T., Ziveri P. \"Detecting the unexpected: A research framework for ocean acidification\". Environmental Science &...
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  24. Gazeau F., Alliouane S., Bock C., Bramanti L., López Correa M., Gentile M., Hirse T., Pörtner H.-O., Ziveri P. \"Impact of ocean acidification and warming on the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)\". Frontiers in Marine Science. 2014, vol. 1, num. 62
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  26. Horigome M.T., Ziveri P., Grelaud M., BaumannK.-H.,Marino G., Mortyn P.G. \"Environmental controls on the Emiliania huxleyi calcite mass\". Biogeosciences Discussions. 2013, vol. 10, p. 9285-9313
  27. Incarbona A., Sprovieri M., Di Stefano A., Di Stefano E., Salvagio Manta D., Pelosi N., Ribera d'Alcala M., Sprovieri R., Ziveri P. \"Productivity modes in the Mediterranean Sea during Dansgaard-Oeschger (20,000-70,000 yr ago) oscillations\". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology....
  28. Marino G., Zahn R., Ziegler M., Purcell C., Knorr G., Hall I.R., Ziveri P., Elderfield H. \"Agulhas salt-leakage oscillations during abrupt climate changes of the Late Pleistocene\". Paleoceanography. 2013, vol. 28, num. 3, p. 599-606
  29. Van de Waal D.B., John U., Ziveri P., Reichart G.-J., Hoins M., Sluijs A., Rost B. \"Ocean acidification reduces growth and calcification in a marine dinoflagellate\". PLOS ONE. 2013, vol. 8, num. 6
  30. Dedert M., Stoll H.M., Kroon D., Shimizu N., Kanamaru K., Ziveri P. \"Productivity response of calcareous nannoplankton to Eocene Thermal Maximum 2 (ETM2)\". Climate of the Past. 2012, vol. 8, num. 3, p. 977-993
  31. Grelaud M., Marino G., Ziveri P., Rohling E.J. \"Abrupt shoaling of the nutricline in response to massive freshwaterflooding at the onset of the last interglacial sapropel event\". Paleoceanography. 2012
  32. Hönisch B., Ridgwell A., Schmidt D.N., Thomas E., Gibbs S., Sluijs A., Zeebe R., Kump L., Martindale R.C., Greene S.E., Kiessling W., Ries J., Zachos J.C., Royer D.L., Barker S., Marchitto Jr. T.M., Moyer R., Pelejero C., Ziveri P., Foster G. L., Williams B. \"The geological record of ocean acidifica...
  33. Ziveri P., Thoms S., Probert I., Geisen M., Langer G. \"A universal carbonate ion effect on stable oxygen isotope ratios in unicellular planktonic calcifying organisms\". Biogeosciences. 2012, vol. 9, num. 3, p. 1025-1032
  34. Incarbona A., Ziveri P., Sabatino N., Manta D.S., Sprovieri M. \"Conflicting coccolithophore and geochemical evidence for productivity levels in the Eastern Mediterranean sapropel S1\". Marine Micropaleontology. 2011, vol. 81, num. 3-4, p. 131-143
  35. Rosell-Melé A., Balestra B., Kornilova O., McClymont E.L., Russell M., Monechi S., Troelstra S., Ziveri P. \"Alkenones and coccoliths in ice-rafted debris during the Last Glacial Maximum in the North Atlantic: Implications for the use of UK 37' as a sea surface temperature proxy\". Journal of Quat...
  36. Balestra B., Ziveri P., Baumann K.H., Troelstra S., Monechi S. \"Surface water dynamics in the Reykjanes Ridge area during the Holocene as revealed by coccolith assemblages\". Marine Micropaleontology. 2010, vol. 76, num. 1-2, p. 1-10
  37. Incarbona A., Ziveri P., Di Stefano E., Lirer F., MortynG.,Patti B., Pelosi N., Sprovieri M., Tranchida G., Vallefuoco M., Albertazzi S., Bellucci L.G., Bonanno A., Bonomo S., Censi P., Ferraro L., Giuliani S., Mazzola S., Sprovieri R. \"The impact of the Little Ice Age on coccolithophores in the c...
  38. Incarbona A., Ziveri P., Di Stefano E., Lirer F., Mortyn P.G., Patti B., Pelosi N., Sprovieri M., Tranchida G., Vallefuoco M., Albertazzi S., Bellucci L.G., Bonanno A., Bonomo S., Censi P., Ferraro L., Giuliani S., Mazzola S., Sprovieri R. \"Calcareous nannofossil assemblages from the Central Mediter...
  39. Auliaherliaty L., Stoll H.M., Ziveri P., Malinverno E., Triantaphyllou M., Stravrakakis S., Lykousis V. \"Coccolith Sr/Ca ratios in the eastern Mediterranean: Production versus export processes\". Marine Micropaleontology. 2009, vol. 73, num. 3-4, p. 196-206
  40. Colonese A.C., Troelstra S., Ziveri P., Martini F., Lo Vetro D., Tommasini S. \"Mesolithic shellfish exploitation in SW Italy: Seasonal evidence from the oxygen isotopic composition of Osilinus turbinatus shells\". Journal of Archaeological Science. 2009, vol. 36, num. 9, p. 1935-1944
  41. Langer G., Nehrke G., Probert I., Ly J., Ziveri P. \"Strain-specific responses of Emiliania huxleyi to changing seawater carbonate chemistry\". Biogeosciences. 2009, vol. 6, num. 11, p. 2637-2646
  42. Malinverno E., Triantaphyllou M.V., Stavrakakis S., Ziveri P., Lykousis V. \"Seasonal and spatial variability of coccolithophoreexportproduction at the South-Western margin of Crete (Eastern Mediterranean)\". Marine Micropaleontology. 2009, vol. 71, num. 3-4, p. 131-147
  43. Triantaphyllou M.V., Antonarakou A., Kouli K., Dimiza M., Kontakiotis G., Papanikolaou M.D., Ziveri P., Mortyn P.G., Lianou V., Lykousis V., Dermitzakis M.D. \"Late Glacial-Holocene ecostratigraphy of the south-eastern Aegean Sea, based on plankton and pollen assemblages\". Geo-Marine Letters...
  44. Triantaphyllou M.V., Ziveri P., Gogou A., Marino G., Lykousis V., Bouloubassi I., Emeis K.-C., Kouli K., Dimiza M., Rosell-Melé A., Papanikolaou M., Katsouras G., Nunez N. \"Late Glacial-Holocene climate variability at the south-eastern margin of the Aegean Sea\". Marine Geology. 2009, vol. 2...
  45. De Bernardi B., Ziveri P., Erba E., Thunell R.C. \"Calcareous phytoplankton response to the half century of interannual climatic variability in Santa Barbara Basin (California)\". Paleoceanography. 2008, vol. 23, num. 2
  46. Malinverno E., Prahl F.G., Popp B.N., Ziveri P. \"Alkenone abundance and its relationship to the coccolithophore assemblage in Gulf of California surface waters\". Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 2008, vol. 55, num. 9, p. 1118-1130
  47. Stoll H.M., Arevalos A., Burke A., Ziveri P., Mortyn P.G., Shimizu N., Unger D. \"Seasonal cycles in biogenic production and export in Northern Bay of Bengal sediment traps\". Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 2007, vol. 54, num. 5-7, p. 558-580
  48. Stoll H.M., Shimizu N., Archer D., Ziveri P. \"Coccolithophore productivity response to greenhouse event of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum\". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 2007, vol. 258, num. 1-2, p. 192-206
  49. Stoll H.M., Ziveri P., Shimizu N., Conte M., Theroux S. \"Relationship between coccolith Sr/Ca ratios and coccolithophore production and export in the Arabian Sea and Sargasso Sea\". Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 2007, vol. 54, num. 5-7, p. 581-600
  50. Ziveri P., de Bernardi B., Baumann K.-H., Stoll H.M., Mortyn P.G. \"Sinking of coccolith carbonate and potential contribution to organic carbon ballasting in the deep ocean\". Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 2007, vol. 54, num. 5-7, p. 659-675
  51. Bendle J., Rosell-Melé A., Ziveri P. \"Variability of unusual distributions of alkenones in the surface waters of the Nordic seas\". Paleoceanography. 2005, vol. 20, num. 2, p. 1-15
  52. de Bernardi B., Ziveri P., Erba E., Thunell R.C. \"Coccolithophore export production during the 1997-1998 El Niño event in Santa Barbara Basin (California) \". Marine Micropaleontology. 2005, vol. 55, num. 1-2, p. 107-125
  53. Balestra B., Ziveri P., Monechi S., Troelstra S. \"Coccolithophorids from the Southeast Greenland Margin (Northern North Atlantic): production, ecology and the surface sediment record \". Micropaleontology. 2004, num. 50, p. 23-34
  54. Crudeli D., Young J.R., Erba E., de Lange G.J., Henriksen K., Kinkel H., Slomp C.P., Ziveri P. \"Abnormal carbonate diagenesis in Holocene-late Pleistocene sapropel-associated sediments from the Eastern Mediterranean; evidence from Emiliania huxleyi coccolith morphology \". Marine Micropaleon...
  55. Triantaphyllou M.V., Ziveri P., Tselepides A. \"Coccolithophore export production and response to seasonal surface water variability in the oligotrophic Cretan Sea (NE Mediterranean) \". Micropaleontology. 2004, num. 50, p. 127-144
  56. Malinverno E., Ziveri P., Corselli C. \"Coccolithophorid distribution in the Ionian Sea and its relationship to eastern Mediterranean circulation during late fall to early winter 1997 \". Journal of Geophysical Research-C: Oceans. 2003, vol. 108, num. C9
  57. Ziveri P., Stoll H., Probert I., Klass C., Geisen M., Ganssen G., Young J. \"Stable isotope 'vital effects' in coccolith calcite \". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 2003, vol. 210, num. 1-2, p. 137-149
  58. Renaud S., Ziveri P., Broerse A.T.C. \"Geographical and seasonal differences in morphology and dynamics of the coccolithophoreCalcidiscus leptoporus \". Marine Micropaleontology. 2002, vol. 46, num. 3-4, p. 903-924
  59. Stoll H.M., Ziveri P. \"Controls over the chemistry of coccolith calcite \". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 2002, vol. 66, num. 1
  60. Stoll H.M., Ziveri P. \"Separation of monospecific and restricted coccolith assemblages from sediments using differential settling velocity \". Marine Micropaleontology. 2002, vol. 46, num. 1-2, p. 209-221
  61. Stoll H.M., Ziveri P., Geisen M., Probert I., Young J.R. . \"Potential and limitations of Sr/Ca ratios in coccolith carbonate: New perspectives from cultures and monospecific samples from sediments \". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering


Software

Specific GIS software might be used to complete the course: ArcGIS Pro, MiraMon or QGIS. All of them are freely available for SAES students.

Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching Group Language Semester Shift
(TEm) Theory (master) 1 English first semester afternoon
(PAULm) Classroom practices (master) 1 English first semester afternoon
(PCAMm) Field practices (master) 1 English first semester morning-mixed
(PCAMsm) Suport a les pràctiques de camp (màster) 1 English first semester morning-mixed