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Robert Morris
OCEAN 530
Seattle Campus
Explores the role of marine microorganisms in transformations of dissolved and particulate organic matter. Covers the functional and phylogenetic diversity of bacteria, archaea, and viruses in the marine environment; the fate of organic carbon in the microbial loop; and the interrelationship of the carbon cycle with other biogeochemical cycles. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Offered: W, odd years.
Class description
This course focuses on the role of marine microorganisms in the transformation of dissolved and particulate organic matter. We will also learn about functional and phylogenetic diversity of Bacteria, Archaea and viruses in the marine environment, the fate of organic carbon in the microbial loop, and the interrelationship of the carbon cycle with other biogeochemical cycles.
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