Principles of Biological Oceanography

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Principles of Biological Oceanography
Leerdoelen	At the end of the course, the student is able to: 1. Identify and describe marine pelagic organisms and habitats, including phytoplankton, zooplankton and nekton. 2. Explain and/or interpret the fundamental physical, chemical and ecological factors that drive productivity and functioning of pelagic food-webs. 3. Identify current topics in Biological Oceanography and explain how pelagic communities are affected by human impacts including climate change. 4. Identify phyto-, zooplankton and nekton from the class to species levels. 5. Learn basic marine sampling and analyses (e.g. water sampling, CTD profiling, calculating biomass, cell densities)
Omschrijving	Principles of Biological Oceanography includes lectures, practicals, an online excursion to NIOZ, and a one day excursion. Lectures introduce basic physical and chemical oceanography, followed by phytoplankton, zooplankton, and nekton diversity and productivity. Emphasis will be on bottom-up controls of marine pelagic functioning and productivity. A second series of lectures is dedicated to Current Topics in Biological Oceanography, related to human impacts, including global climate change. These encompass topics like oligotrophication, harmful algal blooms, pollution, and fisheries. Practicals focus on the identification of major taxonomic groups and species. The online NIOZ excursion introduces research at Texel and Yerseke locations.
Uren per week
Onderwijsvorm	Hoorcollege (LC), Practisch werk (PRC) (Self Study (85hrs), LC(22hrs), PRC (24hrs+12hrs); Practicals and excursion need to be attended and passed (but not graded and not included in the final mark).)
Toetsvorm	Practisch werk (PR), Schriftelijk tentamen (WE) (WE (100%), PRC (0%); Final mark is based on the written exam. Practicals and excursion need to be attended and passed (but are not graded and not included in the final mark). However students do not receive a final mark until a missed practical is compensated.)
Vaksoort	master
Coördinator	dr. W.H. van de Poll
Docent(en)	dr. M.K. Boer, de ,dr. P.G. Boute ,dr. T. Gerkema ,dr. M. Middag ,dr. E.J. Stamhuis ,prof. dr. K.R. Timmermans ,dr. W.H. van de Poll
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Powerpoints of lectures and additional reading material (review articles, not mandatory for examination but can be used as supporting material). Manual for the practicals.
Entreevoorwaarden	The course unit assumes prior knowledge acquired from a bachelor degree in Biology. The course unit is a compulsory course in the Marine Biology master at RUG.
Opmerkingen	Register for this course by sending an email to: academicadvisor.MScBIO@rug.nl
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type MSc Ecology and Evolution: Ecology and Conservation  (Electives/optional modules) - semester I a keuze MSc Ecology and Evolution: Evolutionary Biology  (Electives/optional modules) - semester I a keuze MSc Marine Biology: Research  ( Track Research) - semester I a verplicht MSc Marine Biology: Science, Business and Policy - semester I a verplicht