Academic Catalog

MASC569 PHYTOPLANKTON PIGMENTS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Course Code:	9500569
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:	Assoc.Prof.Dr. DÝLEK EDÝGER(GÖÇMEN)
Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Marine phytoplankton and their pigment structures. The importance of pigment measurements in the sea. Metabolism of plant cells and functions of phytoplankton pigments. Techniques in qualification and quantification of pigments and their temporal and spatial variability in oceans.