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.