Course Overview

This is an introductory course intended for undergraduate and graduate students with knowledge of basic ecology. The focus will be on OCEANOGRAPHY, with investigation on interactive biological, chemical, and physical processes in the ocean. The purposes are to give an overview of biological ocean science (a wide rather than deep view) and to provide basic information and training for graduate research. The discussion will range from physical effects on the biology to biological effects on biogeochemical cycling; the spatial scale will range from individual organisms (e.g. viscosity and turbulences on plankton feeding and nutrient uptake) to ecosystem (e.g. remote sensing and circulation modeling); the organism will range from virus to whales.

Learning Achievement

Students will gain knowledge of biological oceanography

Competence

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Course schedule

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Chih-Hao Hsieh

Other information

Graduate Institute of Oceanography, Marine Biology & Fisheries Division,
Earth System Science,
Sustainable Development Resource,
Introductory Course of Marine Science

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