MASC582 MARINE PLANKTONOLOGY-II:ZOOPLANKTON
| Course Code: | 9500582 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Graduate School of Marine Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer ARİFE ZENGİNER YILMAZ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn:
- main charactersitics of pelagic zooplankton in the oceans
- basic concepts in methodology of sampling zooplanktonic organisms for abundance and biomass analysis
- the distribution of zooplankton in terms of latitudes
- the vertical migration of zooplanton in the water column
- feeding behaviours of zooplanktonic main groups.
Course Content
Introduction to marine zooplankton. General characteristics and classification. Sampling and processing techniques. Vertical migration and distributions. Physiology of zooplankton. Interaction with other marine organisms and relation to fisheries.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course,
1. Students will do zooplankton sampling
2. Students will be able to do biomass and abundance analysis of zooplanktonic samples
3. Students will classify main groups of zooplankton under the microscope
4. Students will know the distribution of zooplankton in the oceans