MASC506 BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF SEAFLOOR ECOSYSTEMS
| Course Code: |
9500506 |
| 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. MUSTAFA YÜCEL |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The seafloor as one of the largest habitats on Earth, origin and properties; organic matter and particle fluxes to seafloor, geochemical properties of sediments, marine sediment biogeochemistry, organic matter degradation pathways in sediments, C, N, P, O, S cycles at the seafloor, benthic fluxes and benthic-pelagic coupling, chemosynthesis-driven ecosystems, deep-sea hydrothermal vents and midocean ridges, cold seep habitats and mud volcanoes, in situ sensors and platforms for seafloor biogeochemistry, effects of global warming on benthic processes, seafloor minearal and hydrocarbon resources and potential ecological effects of their utilization.
