This is an introductory unit in biological oceanography. The lecture series places biological oceanographic subjects into a global and an Australian context. The lectures follow an offshore to onshore, primary to secondary production, oceanic to neritic, water column to benthos, large- to small-scale order. The unit focuses on primary producers and examines implications for sustainable management. The practical work begins with an introduction to oceanographic research techniques followed by a group research project. -- Course Website
Instructor: Assistant Professor Christine Hanson
Prerequisites: SCIE2204 Marine Systems; for pre-2012 courses: BIOL1130 Frontiers in Biology (formerly Core Concepts in Biology) or BIOL1131 Plant and Animal Biology
