Academic Catalog

MASC536 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

Course Code:	9500536
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. BETTÝNA ANDREA FACH SALÝHOÐLU
Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Introduction to large ecosystems of the world oceans; Arctic, Pacific, Atlatic and Southern Oceans; Marginal Seas and Estuaries; El Niño Southern Oscillation and North Atlantic Oscillation, influence of physical properties on ecosystem dynamics, influence of climate variability and climate change on ecosystem dynamics.