MSCI 3440 - Biological Oceanography

(4 Units) The ocean as an ecological system. Emphasis will be on the complexity of organismal—environmental interaction of the plankton, the transfer of organic matter between trophic levels and nutrient cycles. Laboratory sessions will include methods in sampling, shipboard techniques, identification of the plankton, and current analytical techniques. Corequisites: MSCI 3442. Prerequisites: General biology, general chemistry. (Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 6 hours) (MLML 144) (Spring)

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