- Docente: Rossella Pistocchi
- Credits: 6
- SSD: GEO/12
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Rossella Pistocchi (Modulo 1) Simone Russo (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Marine Biology (cod. 8024)
Learning outcomes
Course contents
Plankton definition and classification
Buoiancy regulation
Measurement of phytoplankton biomass and growth rate
Importance and measurement of organic matter production, excretion and respiration
Primary production evaluation through remote sensing
Primary production dependence from light (effective and functional light absorption, quantum yield, photoinhibition, photoadaptation)
Primary production dependence from inorganic nutrients (limiting nutrients, nutrient uptake and growth models under nutrient limitation, Redfield ratio, species competiton for resources)
Phytoplankton growth dynamics
Population succession and importance of allelopathy
Microbial loop
Grazing effects
Readings/Bibliography
Slides and lecture notes
Teaching methods
Frontal lecture and experimental
Assessment methods
Oral examination and report of practicals
Teaching tools
Powerpoint slides
Practical experiences
Office hours
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See the website of Simone Russo