OCEA 5140
Biological Oceanography
Lec 01 selected
The goal is to describe how physical, chemical and biological processes interact to determine the species composition, biogeochemical activities, and trophic structure of marine communities. Outstanding problems currently facing biological oceanographers and earth systems scientists are discussed, as are current attempts and methodologies to address them.
Sections
Lecture
Lec 01
Tue, Thu 13:05-14:25
From the syllabus
From the Winter 2023 syllabus by Christopher Algar. Open the PDF
Grading
10%Weekly quizzesWeekly; none during midterm week
15%MidtermMarch 2
15%Final examScheduled by the registrar
20%Assignment 1Due February 3
20%Assignment 2Due March 30
20%Research proposalDue April 11
Textbook
- Biological Oceanography, 2nd Edition, C. Millar and P.A. Wheeler (optional)
Course rules
- Late work
- Late assignments lose 5% per day.
- Submission
- Upload assignments to Brightspace as PDFs by the due date, with the assignment number and student name in the filename.
- Collaboration
- Assignment discussion is allowed, but work must be your own; disclose extensive collaboration and the questions discussed.
- Field trip
- The optional Bedford Basin field trip offers one bonus point for attending at least one day.
- Graduate requirements
- Graduate students answer additional questions on midterms, exams, and assignments.
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