Master's Degree in Marine Ecology

Academic year 2019-20

General information about master's theses

The Master's Thesis (TFM) must be viewed as another subject on the curriculum and, therefore, shall comply with the same general standards and regulations as other subjects.

Master's thesis registration

The maximum number of registrations to pass the TFM subject is four plus one additional registration which shall be granted by the Centre for Postgraduate Studies management team upon approval by the master's management team.

Where the viva defence of the master's thesis cannot be held in the same academic year as the registration year, an annual registration may be granted for academic tutoring.

The registration for academic tutoring must be consecutive.

Registration of the master's thesis project

After enrolling for the TFM subject, students shall formalise the registration of their master's thesis project within the deadlines set for each degree programme.

Registration requests for the Master's Thesis shall be done via the following application: https://postgrau.uib.es/tfm

Bear in mind the following when filling in the form:

  • Format of the thesis title (do not write everything in CAPITALS)
  • Tutor name and surname(s), as well as his/her correct e-mail address
  • Thesis script in PDF format not surpassing 100MB.

You may monitor your request in the same application.

Submission of the master's thesis

Once the thesis project request has been accepted, students may submit their thesis within the deadlines set for each degree programme.

Submission comprises a two-step process:

  • The first shall be done over the application: https://postgrau.uib.es/tfm
  • The second shall be done by accessing the TFM subject for your degree programme on Aula Digital. Here you will need to submit the same file in the 'Master's thesis submission (final version)' task.

You need to take the following into account when filling in the form:

  • The thesis document must be in PDF format not surpassing 100MB in size
  • The Thesis cover, which can be found in the 'Master's forms' section
  • The thesis distribution licence must be filled out via the same application.

You may monitor your request in the same application. When students and tutors sign the licence, they authorise the work to be published in the institutional repository for public consultation.

Master's thesis viva defence

The master's management team may appoint one or several panels at the start of the academic year or appoint a specific panel for each thesis.

Procedure:

  • The master's management team will send a copy of the thesis to the panel members
  • The master's management team shall notify admin services regarding the panel members and the viva date, as well as release a public announcement
  • The chair of the panel shall convene the other members, tutor(s) and/or joint tutors, and the author within at least ten and at most 15 working days
  • Admin services shall produce the corresponding record of proceedings.

Master's thesis assessment

The mark awarded shall be included in students' academic record once all credits for the programme are passed.

Resources on academic plagiarism and Turnitin.

Web resources from the UIB library: Definition, regulations and other topics related to plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Integridad académica y plagio (Academic integrity, plagiarism and how to include the ideas of others into our work): Author: González Teruel, Aurora - Date: 2019 - (Educational Innovation, University of Valencia) Video on YouTube

Information about accessing Turnitin reports: UIB Turnitin Webinar.

Resources for master's thesis tutors

Since the first step to check for plagiarism comes from those tutoring theses, tutors are recommended to review the 'Resources on academic plagiarism and Turnitin' section on this website.

Guide for master's thesis tutors [ca]

Specific information about theses for the master Marine Ecology

There is no specific information for the master's thesis on this degree programme.

Defended master's thesis

Link to the institutional repository (DSPACE)

  • Anthropogenic marine debris along the Spanish Mediterranean coastline: What is affecting its abundance?
  • Asociación de la presencia de microalgas tóxicas y la contaminación de plástico: ¿Son los plásticos vectores para HABs?
  • Automatic marine fish detection using deep learning under laboratory conditions
  • Balances de carbono y nutrientes en fragmentos trasplantados de Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile 1813
  • Biodisponibilidad del carbono orgánico disuelto (COD) en comunidades de angiospermas marinas bajo la colonización de la macroalga invasora tropical H.incrassata
  • Caracterización de especies invasoras en la bahía de Palma por metódos de muestreo rápidos y taxonomía integrativa
  • Cartografiado y seguimiento de la evolución de una población restaurada de Cystoseira barbata en Menorca
  • Desenvolupament d'un nou índex de susceptibilitat a la pesca (ISP): resultats preliminars per espècies objectiu i accessòries de la Pesca de Ròssec de les Illes Balears
  • Distribución de larvas de Engraulis encrasicolus mediante métodos acústicos en el Mar de Alborán
  • Ecologia del calàpet, Bufotes balearicus (Boettger, 1880): Demografía i avaluació de l'ús de la fotoidentificació com a mètode de marcatge individual no invasiu
  • Eficiencia y selectividad de dos tipos de trasmallo sobre una especie by-catch en la pesquería de langosta roja: el caso de Scorpaena scrofa
  • Elaboració d’un mètode de classificació automàtica de peixos mitjançant mètodes d’intel·ligència artificial
  • Estado de conservación y factores que afectan a la distribución de Dendropoma lebeche en Mallorca
  • Estructura poblacional, abundancia y distribución de Pelagia noctiluca durante la época estival en el mediterráneo noroeste
  • Estructura poblacional, dieta y pesca de Zeus faber (Linnaeus, 1758) en el mar Balear (Mediterráneo occidental)
  • Estudio del ciclo reproductivo del coral Dendrophyllia ramea (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) en el Mar de Alborán (Mediterráneo occidental)
  • Estudio del proceso de colonización del cangrejo azul americano, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 en las Islas Baleares
  • Influencia de la temperatura en la reproducción sexual de Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile en el Mediterráneo oriental y occidental
  • Invasiones biológicas: Especies del género Hydroides (Annelida) en sistemas portuarios de la Isla de Mallorca
  • Microplàstics a les praderes de Posidonia oceanica del Mar Balear
  • Neustonic marine plastic debris and zooplankton in the coastal waters of the maritime- terrestrial national park of Cabrera Archipelago (North-western Mediterranean Sea)
  • Ontogenia y distribución espacial de éfiras de Pelagia noctiluca en el mar Balear
  • Phytoplankton major groups and harmful microalgae species in the Balearic Sea
  • Predictable anthropogenic food subsides and regime shift in a generalist seabird
  • Repeatability and personality differences between wild and captive-bred juveniles of gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata
  • Response of Posidonia oceanica and its associated N2 fixation activities to elevated levels of CO2 and its interaction with temperature
  • Response of Posidonia oceanica and its associated N2 fixers to different iron and CO2 concentrations
  • Respuesta fisiológica de Mytilus galloprovincialis a la ingesta de plásticos en un sistema de acuicultura multitrófica integrada
  • Segregación espacial de dos especies crípticas de raya látigo (chondrycthies: dasyatis) en el archipiélago balear
  • Vulnerability of Mediterranean Sea Species to Climate Variation at Local and Regional Scales
  • Xyricthys novacula’s protection in the Pityusic islands: distribution, feeding, microplastics and parasites
  • “Caracterización de la utilización de carbono inorgánico y su relación con la disponibilidad de luz en macroalgas del Mediterráneo”
  • Análisis de microplásticos en el contenido estomacal de peces pelágicos y demersales de Galicia y el mar Cantábrico
  • Análisis interanual de la diversidad y distribución del zooplancton en el Delta del Ebro combinando datos acústicos y muestras biológicas
  • Behavioral fish responses to anthropogenic noise assessed trough acoustic telemetry
  • Biology of two species of elasmobranch batoid fishes, the skates Raja miraletus and the Mediterranean endemism Raja polystigma.
  • Breeding phenology in a marine top-predator: individual and population response to environmental variation
  • Dispersion of the invasive seaweed Halimeda incrassata and effect on native fish communities
  • Effects of micro- and nano- plastics and their sorbed additives in N2 fixing bacteria associated with the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica
  • Estudio de las biocenosis de foraminíferos de los altos submarinos muestreados en la campaña MEDWAVES (MEDiterranean out flow WAter and Vulnerable EcosystemS)
  • Estudio del impacto de basuras en la tortuga boba, Caretta caretta, en las Islas Baleares
  • Evaluación de la capacidad olfativa de las aves marinas para detectar depredadores en las áreas de reproducción: el caso del paíño europeo
  • Heavy metal biomonitorisation potential of the Small- spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula): analytical technique evaluation and interannual assessment
  • Potential effects of environmental enrichment on seabass behaviour: from group to individual level
  • Primera presencia y distribución de las especies exóticas Parasorites orbitoloides (Hofker, 1930) y Euthymonacha polita (Chapman, 1900): efectos sobre la comunidad de macroforaminíferos bentónicos del Mediterráneo Occidental
  • Reproductive biology of the striped red mullet, Mullus surmuletus, and implications for its management.
  • Spatial and temporal trends of Geryon longipes in the western Mediterranean Sea
  • Species-specific trace metals bioaccumulation in Tuna species.
  • Swimming behaviour of Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) in experimental sea-cages and influence of environmental enrichment.
  • Tamaño de especies bentónicas como indicador del estado de ecosistemas sometidos a la pesca de arrastre
  • Análisis paleoecológico de las asociaciones de foraminíferos bentónicos de ambientes marinos marginales del holoceno superior
  • Efectos del aumento de la temperatura sobre el metabolismo de praderas de Cymodocea nodosa afectadas por la macroalga invasora Halimeda incrassata
  • Estudi bionòmic de les comunitats de porifers del circalitoral i talús de Mallorca y Menorca
  • Evaluation of microplastic ingestion of marine species related to macroplastic litter in the Balearic Sea (Western Mediterranean)
  • Fish spatial regime shifts associated to non-native green beds of a newly-introduced tropical seaweed in the Mediterranean
  • Fotosíntesis y balance de carbono en praderas profundas de P. oceanica bajo la influencia de presiones antrópicas
  • Fundamentos para la mejora del proceso de recuperación de tortuga boba (Caretta caretta) en un Centro de Recuperación de Fauna Marina y la gestión de poblaciones silvestres.
  • Mapeado de la actividad pesquera del palangre de superficie a través del Sistema de Identificación Automática (AIS)
  • Mejora de los predictores de hábitat de atún rojo (Thunnus thynnus) a partir de datos de oceanografía operacional.
  • Phenotypic expressions of Serranus scriba at individual level: behavioural traits, oxygen consumption and morphology
  • Quality indicators and nutritional values of Octopus vulgaris in the Western Mediterranean Sea.
  • The Fitness Consequences of Fish Chronotypes in Exploited Environments
  • Biomarkers of physiological responses of Octopus vulgaris to different coastal environments in Mallorca
  • Study of the Movement of the "Cigala Mallorquina" (Scyllarides latus)