Course code: BIO-3526

Marine Botany I

Campus

Semester / Year Autumn 2011

Credits 10

NOTE! This course belongs to a previous semester/year

BIO-3526

Marine Botany I

ects

The course is administrated by

Fakultet for biovitenskap, fiskeri og økonomi

Recommended prerequisites

BIO-2502 Marin Biology, BIO-2512 Project Thesis in Aquatic Ecology, BIO-3501 Physical - biological interactions, BIO-3504 Production and Growth in Polar Areas

Course contents

Geophysical growth regime of northern phytoplankton(hydrophysics, elements and irradiance)
Communities and dynamics (species composition, taxonomy, ice flora, bloom dynamics)

Selected themes, e.g. biological pump,usefulness of field research, is Sverdrup dead

Objective of the course

The course deals with important basic (classical) aspects of high latitude phytoplankton, i.e. the species of northern microalgae communities and characteristics of the environment they thrive in. Included is a survey of the hydrophysical and phytoplankton literature of the Norwegian Coast northwards from the Arctic Circle.

Language of instruction and examination

English

Teaching methods

The course comprise 9 main lectures (2 hrs.) plus 1 hr. seminar folowing each lecture. The students shall prepare thoroughly to each lecture and also organize the seminars (1 hr.). At least 2 of the main teachers are present at each seminar. The syllabus literature (36 review articles) will be handed out

Assessment methods

Oral exam. Grade type: alphabetical grades (A-F)

Date for examination

Muntlig eksamen:

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.

Muntlig eksamen