SYLLABUS EEB 168: Marine Phytoplankton Physiology ... - UCLA
SYLLABUS EEB 168: Marine Phytoplankton Physiology ... - UCLA
SYLLABUS EEB 168: Marine Phytoplankton Physiology ... - UCLA
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<strong>SYLLABUS</strong><br />
<strong>EEB</strong> <strong>168</strong>: <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Phytoplankton</strong> <strong>Physiology</strong><br />
MWF 11-11:50<br />
Prof. Elma González<br />
TA Jessica Kaufman<br />
Botany 411, XT 53922<br />
Office Hours: Tuesday 11:00-12:00PM: Thursday 4:00-5:00PM.<br />
Reader can be purchased from Course Reader Materials in the Village.<br />
WEEK Date Topic Readings<br />
0 Jan 7 Overview : what is this course about Ch 1<br />
1 Jan 10 The organisms: what do they have in Ch 1<br />
common and how are they related<br />
Jan 12 Basic features of phytoplankton Ch 2<br />
habitats: salinity & density, thermocline,<br />
Jan 14 Basic features of phytoplankton Ch 2<br />
habitats: currents, mixing & upwelling<br />
2 Jan 17 Holiday no class<br />
Jan 19 Light Absorption; action spectrum, Ch 3<br />
seawater, pigments, reaction centers<br />
Jan 21 Photosystems; “Z” scheme, light Ch 4<br />
harvesting, photochemistry<br />
3 Jan 24 Light harvesting in cyanobacteria, Ch 4<br />
ferredoxin<br />
Jan 26 Dark Reactions, RUBISCO,<br />
Ch 5<br />
photorespiration<br />
Jan 28 Algal photosynthesis, Calvin Cycle, Ch 5<br />
carbohydrate synthesis<br />
4 Jan 31 Midterm<br />
Feb 2 <strong>Marine</strong> photosynthesis, carbon Ch 6<br />
speciation, different kinds of Rubisco<br />
Feb 4 Carbon concentrating mechanisms in Ch 6<br />
cyanobacteria; in eukaryotic algae<br />
5 Feb 7 Limits of growth; balanced growth Ch 7<br />
Feb 9 N- utilization, Redfield ratio Ch 7<br />
Feb 11 Nitrogen fixation, nitrogenase, sulfer Ch 8<br />
utilization and cycling<br />
6 Feb 14 Phosphorous, Iron and trace metals Ch 8<br />
Feb 16 Physiological indices, what they mean, Ch 9<br />
do they work<br />
Feb 18 Continue<br />
7 Feb 21 Holiday no class<br />
Feb 23 Midterm<br />
Feb 25 Movements in the water column Ch 10<br />
8 Feb 28 Gas vesicles and buoyancy regulation Ch 10
Mar 2 Secondary metabolites, what are they Ch 11<br />
Mar 4 Alkenones and a “proxy” thermometer Ch 11<br />
9 Mar 7 Silicification in diatoms Ch 12<br />
Mar 9 Calcification in coccolithophores Ch 12<br />
Mar 11 continue<br />
10 Mar 14 Harmful Algal Blooms Ch 13<br />
Mar 16 Phycotoxins Ch 14<br />
Mar 18 Review<br />
Mar 21 Final Examination<br />
Evaluation:<br />
Midterm I 20 %<br />
Midterm II 30%<br />
Disc. 10%<br />
Final 40%
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