EEOS 630 - Biological Oceanography, Fall 2008, UMass Boston OpenCourseWare

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University of Massachusetts,
Boston, MA 02125,

Course Description,
This course is designed to provide a rigorous introduction to the major processes in biological oceanography using many classic papers from the primary literature. The course covers:1) phytoplankton ecology, 2) zooplankton ecology, 3) ecosystem modeling, and 4) benthic processes, including the effects of pollution on marine ecosystems. In the ecosystem modeling portion, we analyze John Steele's North Sea Ecosystem model.