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Biological Oceanography

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Course Information

Subject code

MARS

Subject Code Description

Marine Science

Course Number

4090

Course Title

Biological Oceanography

Catalog Subject and Course Number

MARS 4090

Catalog Title

Biological Oceanography

Course Description (Combined)

Prerequisite: MARS 3000 and 3002.

A survey of biological oceanography with an emphasis on the interactions of organisms with their physical and geochemical environment. Pelagic organisms spanning scales from the microbial loop to fisheries will be examined using energy flow, genetics, and models, with an emphasis on past and present global changes.

Credit: 3