Description

Overview:

This graduate course will introduce students to the processes controlling phytoplankton, zooplankton, heterotrophic bacterial and benthic infaunal growth and abundance. We'll do a broad-scale survey of patterns of productivity and abundance in the coastal zones, upwelling centers, gyres, and the deep sea. We'll briefly survey ecosystem simulation models, especially those applicable to the Gulf of Maine. Readings will be from the primary literature and a few book chapters. The effects of anthropogenic effects on marine communities will be stressed throughout. Calculus will be used throughout the course, but there is no formal calculus requirement.

Subject:

Oceanography

Level:

Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division

Material Type:

Full Course

Author:

Eugene Gallagher

Provider:

UMass Boston

Provider Set:

UMass Boston OpenCourseWare

Date Added:

10/14/2015