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BIO-3504 Production and Growth in Polar Areas - 10 stp
The course is administrated by
Institutt for arktisk og marin biologi
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.
Course overlap
BIO-316 Marin populasjonsdynamikk og produktivitet 10 stp
Course contents
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.
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.
Admission requirements
Local admission, application code 9371 - - Master`s level singular course.
Admission requires a Bachelor`s degree (180 ECTS) or equivalent qualification, with a major in biology of minimum 80 ECTS.
Objective 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
English
Teaching methods
The course has multiple teaching approaches
Assessment
Portifolio assessment: One cruisereport, one essay 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.