MSC 4144 - Biological Oceanography

Units: 6
The ocean as an ecological system. Emphasis on the complexity of organismal-environmental interaction of the plankton, the transfer of organic matter between trophic levels and nutrients cycles. Laboratory sessions will include methods in sampling, shipboard techniques, identification of the plankton, and current analytical techniques. Prerequisites: General biology, general chemistry. Two hrs. lect., 6 hrs. lab.