COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PLANKTON AND LIVING MARINE RESOURCES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CDK 5036 PLANKTON AND LIVING MARINE RESOURCES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NIHAYET BIZSEL

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide on the knowledge to construct the link between plankton and fish. The main emphasis will be put on the importance of the plankton throughout the food energy transfer and the effect of physical factors on the plankton ecology. Additionally, it is aimed to elucidate the interactions between plankton and living marine resources.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To emphasize the importance of plankton in the marine environment
2   To gain an insight in the energy flow and properties of food webs
3   To figure out the role of plankton in marine food chain dynamics
4   To figure out the role of plankton in living marine production

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Circulation in the Oceans, Coriolis Force and its consequences,Upwellings, Stratification and seasonal overturn
2 Physics and Chemistry of Sea Water,Temperature, Salinity, Light and Nutrients
3 The Intertidal Environment, Zonation, Shores
4 Estuaries
5 Autotrophic Plankton, Buoyancy, cell size, succession, patchiness
6 Primary production and production cycles, Estimation, Seasonal Pattern
7 Midterm exam
8 Heterotrophic Plankton, Seasonal Pattern, Feeding
9 Planktonik Foodwebs,Terms and Concepts, The fate of fixed Carbon, Food Chains and Fisheries
10 The Biology of commercially important fish, Stocks, Food, Reproduction, Environmental changes, Fish farming
11 Student presentation
12 Whales;Nomenclature, Biology, Antarctic Fishing and overfishing, Population growth, Fishery regulation
13 Fishing and overfishing, Population growth, Fishery regulation
14 Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Plankton and Fisheries; J. Grahame, 1987
2. An Introduction to Marine Science; P. S. Meadows and J. I. Campbell
3. An Introduction to Marine Ecology; R. S. K. Barnes and R. N. Hughes.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures will be held as presentations.The transparencies are prepared in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
5 FIN FINAL EXAM PRS * 0.15 + MTE 1 +MTE 2/2 * 0.25 + MAKRFIN * 0.60
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRS * 0.15 + MAKRMTE 1 +MTE 2/2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

Lecturers will inform their suitable office hours on the office door.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
0
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparing presentations 1 25 25
Reading 6 5 30
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 191

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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