Mathematical Modeling of Marine Ecosystems

Catalog description

Credits 4. 3 Lecture Hours. 2 Lab Hours. Theory and technique of model development for marine ecosystems; mathematical representation of interactions among nutrients, phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish and the physical environment; scrutiny of biological concepts and mathematical structure of existing models; laboratory segment to focus on computational techniques applicable to classroom problems. Prerequisites: OCNG 608 and OCNG 620 , calculus or approval of instructor.