[Lista-Algas] OTRO CURSO: Harmful Marine Phytoplankton

[Andres Boltovskoy]

International PhD Course on Harmful Marine Phytoplankton - University of Copenhagen 2007

Level
PhD (course only open to PhD students)

ECTS-points
7.5

Term
Spring 2007 (10 April - 12 June)

Contact
Professor Øjvind Moestrup, phone + 45 3532 2290, e-mail moestrup at bi.ku.dk

Teachers
Niels Daugbjerg, Marianne Ellegaard, Henrik Enevoldsen, Gert Hansen, Per Juel Hansen, Nina Lundholm, Øjvind Moestrup, and Per Andersen (Orbicon)

Teaching
Teaching will be via the internet on a user-friendly course platform (10 April - 12 June) followed by a 6-day practical course in Copenhagen (29 July - 3 August). Expenses must be covered by the participants. Nordic students may apply for financial support from Nordic School of Phycology (contact Henrik Enevoldsen at henrike at bi.ku.dk).

Aim
The course will theoretically and practically deal with the morphology, systematics, biology, and ecology of harmful marine phytoplankton. During the course students will be introduced to species identification, methods for working with phytoplankton organisms and toxicity. Students will primarily work with light microscopy, but will also be introduced to electron microscopy, DNA techniques and HPLC.

Contents
Identification, isolation, nutrition, growth media, life cycles, phylogeny and toxicity of marine plankton. 

Books
Articles will be handed out electronically. We also recommend C. Tomas (ed.): Identifying Mariane Diatoms and Dinoflagellates.

Examination
Approval of exercises and completion of e-learning and practical course.

Language
English only

Deadline
Deadline for application for foreign students is 15 February 2007.

Application form
Application.doc - Send the application by email to moestrup at bi.ku.dk

 
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