The course is team taught to provide maximum exposure to a broad cross section of the field.  The professors are: 
 

Professor  Anna Metaxas John Cullen Andy Edwards Jon Grant Bob Fournier  Marlon Lewis Chris Taggart

Office 4636 2632   4670 2634 2616 4664

Phone 494-3021  494-6667 494-2146 494-2021 494-6513 494-3513 494-7144

E-mail  anna.metaxas@dal.ca john.cullen@dal.ca edwards@mathstat.dal.ca jon.grant@dal.ca robert.fournier@dal.ca marlon.lewis@dal.ca chris.taggart@dal.ca

Assessment 
The grade for the course will be based on performance in two examinations and assignments, and on satisfactory participation in class discussion. 

• Mid-term examination (15%):  It will cover materials discussed in class to date, along with any assigned reading.
  
• Final examination (40%):  It will cover material for the entire term, and will be given in the regular period of final exams. Note that consistent with current policy in the Department of Oceanography, satisfactory performance on the final exam constitutes a portion of the requirement for Ph.D candidacy. 
  
• Assignments (35%):  1 problem set (5%) (coordinated by Cullen; given on Feb 2 and due 9 Feb 2004)
1 field project report (15%) (Field trips will be coordinated by Lewis)
Research proposal (15%) Project will be presented in standard NSERC format. To be chosen in consultation with Metaxas and due 10 March 2004.

• Class participation (10%) 

Tentative Schedule

January  5	Introduction	Cullen
January 7	Phytoplankton: Terminology & Taxonomy	Cullen
January 12	Light and Phytoplankton	Lewis
January 14	Primary Productivity I	Lewis
January 19	Primary Productivity II	Cullen
January 21	Microbial production and recycling 'microbial loop'	Fournier
January 26	No Lecture
January 28	Zooplankton and Secondary Production	Metaxas
January 30	Fisheries I: Lecture, Technical Terms & Readings	Taggart
February 2	Fisheries II	Taggart
February 4	Vertical Flux	Grant
February 9	Benthos I	Grant
February 11	No Lecture
February 16	Benthos II	Grant
February 18	Ecosystem Modelling	Edwards
February 20	Upwelling Ecosystems: Pelagic	Fournier
February 23, 25	Study Break
March 1	Midterm
March 3	Upwelling Ecosystems: Benthos	Grant
March 8	Hydrothermal Vents	Metaxas
March 10	Polynyas	Metaxas
March 15	Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems	Metaxas
March 17	North Atlantic: Benthic-Pelagic Coupling	Grant
March 22	North Atlantic: Fisheries	Taggart
March 24	Central Gyres	Fournier
March 29	Special Topics: Biogeochemical Processes	Lewis
March 31	Special Topics: Iron Limitation	Lewis
April 5	Special Topics: Harmful Algal Blooms	Cullen
April 7	Review	All