Course code: BIO-3527

Marine Botany II

Campus
Semester / Year Spring 2009
Credits 10
BIO-3527 Marine Botany II - 10 ects
The course is administrated by
Norwegian College of Fishery Science
Obligatory Prerequisites
BIO-3526 Marine Botany I
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

The main are:

-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"

- Extensive written project in scientific format in English

Objective of the course

The course deals with important basic (classical) and advanced

aspects of high latitude phytoplankton, i.e. the species of

northern microalgae communities and characteristics of the

environment they thrive in. It builds on BIO-35XX that shall

qualify to write a extensive project.

Teaching methods

-The written project will be tutored in groups and during

seminars.

Assessment methods
Evaluation of written project, Pass/not pass


Lectures Spring 2009
Første gang: Se timeplan

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