Academic Catalog

MASC578 INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

Course Code:	9500578
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. EKÝN AKOÐLU
Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Divisions of marine environment. Classification of marine organisms: Phytoplankton, zooplankton, marine plants and invertebrates. Biology of marine organisms: Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Crustacea and Tunicata, their habitat, feeding, reproduction and respiration.