Academic Catalog

MASC520 PROCESSES IN THE EUPHOTIC ZONE

Course Code: 9500520
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Graduate School Of Marine Sciences
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. AYÞEN YILMAZ
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The optical properties of the upper water column; photosynthetic activity; light adaptation; nutrient availability; nutrient uptake kinetics; primary production; remineralization processes and grazing; general aspects of the ecosystem of the lower trophic levels in the marine environment.