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Høst 2016
BIO-3526 Marine Botany I - 10 stp
The course is administrated by
Norges fiskerihøgskole
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 contents
- 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, is Sverdrup dead
Application deadline
Concerns only admission to singular courses: Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester. 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
The course deals with important basic (classical) 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.
Language of instruction
English
Teaching methods
The course comprise 9 main lectures (2 hrs.) plus 1 hr. seminar folowing each lecture. The students shall prepare thoroughly to each lecture and also organize the seminars (1 hr.). At least 2 of the main teachers are present at each seminar. The syllabus literature (36 review articles) will be handed out
Assessment
Oral exam. Grade: Pass/Fail.
Coursework requirements: Written project - must be approved in order to be able to take the ordinary or re-sit written examination.
There will be a re-sit examination for students that did not pass the previous ordinary examination.
Recommended reading/syllabus
Syllabus is 36 review articles (3 from each theme). In addition participation/preparation of seminars.
Syllabus and reading list will be announced prior to course start.