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| BTB5270 | Marine Phytoplankton and Dynamics | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Lab work , Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students general information distribution of phytoplankton, phytoplankton taxa, population structure, environmental factors effecting the distribution. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | understand level of phytoplankton in food web. | 3,9 | 1,4 | | PO - 2 : | identify phytoplankton species. | 3,9 | 1,4 | | PO - 3 : | understand geographic distribution of phytoplankton. | 3,9 | 1 | | PO - 4 : | learn to use identification key. | 3,9 | 1,4 | | PO - 5 : | have skill on microscope and sampling technique and field study. | 3,9 | 1,4 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Definition of marine phytoplankton and biology of marine phytoplankton organisms. Classification of marine phytoplanktonic organisms. Methods for identification phytoplanktonic organisms. Preparation of organisms for SEM and light microscopy. Phytoplankton dynamics in marine ecosystem and explanation some ecological effect of dynamics. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to plankton, terminology, history of phytoplankton studies, marine and fresh water plankton | | | Week 2 | Phytoplankton groups (Cynophyta, diatom) | | | Week 3 | Phytoplankton groups (Dinoflgellates, Silicolgellates, Coccolitophor) | | | Week 4 | Biolominesnce, red tide, harmful algaebloom and algal toxins, eutrophication | | | Week 5 | Primary productivity | | | Week 6 | Nutrient and phytoplankton | | | Week 7 | Field study ( Sea water and plankton sampling tecnique) | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Laboratuar study (Microscopic examination of phytoplankton) | | | Week 10 | Phytoplankton species composition and temporal change in the world oceans | | | Week 11 | Growth, replication and effects of environmental factors on it. | | | Week 12 | Laboratuar study (Microscopic examination of phytoplankton) | | | Week 13 | Biomass | | | Week 14 | Biomass estimatin methods | | | Week 15 | Material cycle and energy transfer in pelagic system. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | C. S., Reynold, 2006. The Ecology of Phytoplankton (Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation), Cambridge University Press, Print in U.K., 550 sayfa. | | | |
| 1 | Shuthers, I., M., ve Rıssik, D., 2008. Plankton. CSIRO Publication. 256 sayfa. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 45,00 | 30 | | Laboratory exam | 12 | | 20,00 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 45,00 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 9 | 27 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 8 | 9 | 72 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 7 | 7 | 49 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 3 | 2 | 6 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 7 | 6 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 209 |
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