spring 2016 BIO-3504 Production and Growth in Polar Areas - 10 ECTS

Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester. Concerns only admission to singular courses. Exchange students and Fulbright students: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.
 

Type of course


Master course for biology students - principally aimed at MSc-students specializing in "Marine Ecology and Resource Biology". The course is available as a singular course.

Admission requirements

Local admission, application code 9371 - - Master`s level singular course.
Admission requires a Bachelor`s degree (180 ECTS) in biology or equivalent qualification in biology.

Course overlap

If you pass the examination in this course, you will get an reduction in credits (as stated below), if you previously have passed the following courses:

BIO-316 Marin populasjonsdynamikk og produktivitet 10 stp

Course content

The subject deals with population dynamics and growth in pelagic and benthic organisms i boreal/polar areas and interactions between organism groups. The course covers methods and regulatory mechanisms for primary production in phytoplankton and ice algae, and secondary production at lower trophic levels, especially zooplankton and benthos. Another theme is population dynamics and models. In addition to lectures, the course consists of article seminars on current research themes, laboratory and computation exercises and, if possible, a cruise.

Objectives of the course

Students that have completed Bio-3504 Production and Growth in Polar Areas:
  •     Know the size distribution of organisms in the ocean in northern/Arctic regions.
  •     Know the differences between biomass and production.
  •     Know the main methods for measuring primary and secondary production.
  •     Have thorough understand the mechanisms that regulate production in the ocean.
  •     Know basic population dynamics and understand the models used therein.

Language of instruction and examination

English

Teaching methods

The course has multiple teaching approaches

Assessment

Portifolio assessment: One cruisereport, two written assignments and one oral presentation.

The exam will be assessed with a graded scale of five marks from A to E for pass and F for fail.


The final grade for the course is based upon a complete evaluation of the various components in the  portifolio assessment.


There will be a re-sit examination for students that did not pass the previous ordinary examination.

 


Recommended reading/syllabus

Syllabus and reading list will be announced prior to course start.

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  • About the course
  • Campus: Tromsø |
  • ECTS: 10
  • Course code: BIO-3504