Course code: BIO-8509
Advanced Marine Botany II
Campus
Semester / Year
Spring 2011
Credits
10
NOTE! This course belongs to a previous semester/year
BIO-8509
Advanced Marine Botany II
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10
ects
The course is administrated by
Fakultet for biovitenskap, fiskeri og økonomi
Recommended prerequisites
BIO-2514 Marine ecology, BIO-2512 Project Thesis in Aquatic Ecology, BIO-3501 Physical - biological interactions, BIO-3504 Production and Growth in Polar Areas
Course contents
The main topics for the written project 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"
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. Included is a survey of the hydrophysical and phytoplankton literature of the Norwegian Coast northwards from the Arctic Circle. Builds on BIO-8508.
Language of instruction and examination
English
Teaching methods
Seminars and project thesis.
Assessment methods
Written project thesis.
Date for examination
Oppgave:
The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.
Oppgave
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Lectures Spring 2011 First time: Schedule will be announced later |
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