Course code: BIO-3526
Marine Botany I
Campus
Semester / Year
Spring 2012
Credits
10
NOTE! This course belongs to a previous semester/year
About the course
- 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
Objectives 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.
Prerequisites
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
Language of instruction and examination
EnglishRecommended reading/syllabus
Syllabus is 36 review articles (3 from each theme). In addition participation/preparation of seminars.Assessment
Oral exam. Grade type: alphabetical grades (A-F)
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