The PhD course covers the main aspects involved in regulation of vertical flux in the ocean. These include production and aggregation of sinking particles by phytoplankton and zooplankton, degradation and consumption of particles by bacteria and zooplankton. 

The course will give you up-to-date information on particle fluxes, the processes regulating export. You will get a hand-on training in field and laboratory studies on: measuring sinking fluxes, particle dynamics and zooplankton production/degradation rates. A special focus will be on how to generate and use simple models simulating particle flux. 

In addition, the course offers you ample opportunity to network with your fellow students and teachers and to discuss your own research with the international experts in the field. 

Pre-requisites
Master degree in a field related to marine sciences

Participants
PhD students and post docs

Number of students
16

Language
English

Points (ECTS)
5

Application deadline
15 March 2013

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