Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
FBT685-15	CLIMATE AND MARINE PROCESS AND EFFECTS ON MARINE POPULATIONS	Compulsory	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To understand the ecology of phytoplankton in marine and also in freshwater environments and their significance in marine food web

Name of Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Demet BİLTEKİN

Learning Outcomes

1	Know that what are phytoplankton and their significance in marine life.
2	To construct interactions between marine environments and food chain

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Phytoplankton are a single-celled organisms that they are main photosynthesizers in the sea. They can produce a large amount of an oxygen. Nevertheless, they form marine food chains. Phytoplankton provide food for various organisms such as zooplankton, bivalve, shellfish (mussels, oysters, scallops, clams), and small fish (i.e, anchovies and sardines). In turn, they enable food for other animals (crabs, starfish, fish, marine birds, marine mammals), also and humans. This lesson will review three distinct types of phytoplankton: diatoms, dinoflagellates, and cococcolithophores. Through term, the students will understand phytoplankton and their environments.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Phytoplankton ecology
2	Introduction to diatoms
3	Introduction to dinoflagellates
4	Introduction to cococcolithophores
5	Sampling methods
6	Photosynthesis
7	Plankton and CO₂
8	Midterm exam
9	Iron and phosphate cycles in marine environments
10	Major Controlling Factors for phytoplankton in the Ocean
11	Phytoplankton blooms
12	Pattern, process and dynamics in the plankton
13	Oceanic Food Webs
14	The construction and composition of freshwater phytoplankton
15	Anthropogenic changes in pelagic environments
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1 Reynolds, C. S., 2006. Ecology of Phytoplankton. Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge cb2 2ru, UK, 2006. Recommended Reading 2 Daniel, P., 2003. Ecosystem impacts of the world's marine fisheries. Global Change Newsletter, 55, page 21. 3 Smetacek, V. S., Role of sinking in diatom life-history cycles: ecological, evolutionary and geological significance. Marine Biology 84, 239-251 (1985). 4 Sims, P. A., Mann, D. G. and Medlin, L. K. Evolution of the diatoms: insights from fossil, biological and molecular data. Phycologia (2006) Volume 45 (4), 361–402. 5 Hackett, J. D., Anderson, D. M., Erdner, D. L., and Bhattacharya, D., 2004. Dinoflagellates: a remarkable evolutionary experiment. American Journal of Botany 91(10): 1523–1534. 2004. 6 De Vargas, C., Aubry, M.-P., Probert, I., Young, J., 2007. Origin and Evolution of Coccolithophores: From Coastal Hunters to Oceanic Farmers. Evolution of primary producers in the sea. Paul Falowski and Andy Knoll. Elsevier Academic Press. Chapter 12. 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	4	56
Practice	10	4	40
Project Preparation	10	4	40
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	10	2	20
Individual Study for Final Examination	10	2	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12
LO1	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	4
LO2	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High