Academic Catalog

MASC540 ECOSYSTEM OF THE MEDITERRANEAN WATERS

Course Code:	9500540
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:	Assist.Prof.Dr KORHAN ÖZKAN
Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The history and evolution of the Mediterranean. Sun wind and rain. Circulation of the Mediterranean waters. Light and translucency. Life in Mediterranean water system, plankton, benthos, the sand, rocks and caves.