MS 4322 - Marine Botany

Institution:

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

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Description:

This course is an introduction to marine plants: the microalgae, the seaweeds, and the fl owering plants. The course consists of a survey of marine plants and discussions of their morphology, systematic relations, life histories, ecology, physiology, and economic uses. The course also covers marine primary productivity and the importance of plants to all other life in the ocean. There is a laboratory component and a fi eld component. Students will learn how to take samples for algae and to identify and enumerate the algae. Field trips will include visits to local coasts and to the Gay Herbarium in Woods Hole. Prerequisite: None STCW: None

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0.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.maritime.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 830-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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