Biological Oceanography
College or University: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Type of degree: Ph.D.
Brief overview of program: Biological Oceanography is concerned with the interactions of populations of marine organisms with one another and with their physical and chemical environment. Because these interactions are frequently complex, and because the concepts and techniques used are drawn from many fields, biological oceanography is, of necessity, interdisciplinary. Therefore, studies in physical oceanography, marine chemistry, marine geology, and several biological areas are pertinent.
Research is conducted on space/time scales ranging from short-term interactions between individual organisms (mm., sec.) to interdecadal variation in widely dispersed populations. The techniques used in these investigations are diverse, and can include field observation and manipulations, experimentation in the laboratory, and mathematical modeling.
Research topics include primary and secondary productivity and nutrient regeneration, fishery biology and management, community ecology of benthic and pelagic organisms, population dynamics, habitat changes and disruptions, systematics and biogeography, population genetics and evolution, and behavior as it affects distribution. Development and testing of new tools (molecular, optical, acoustic), design of sampling programs, and statistical/mathematical analyses of data also are significant activities.
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Student Support: Graduate student support is available in the form of Research and Teaching Assistantships, fellowships and other awards through the Department.
Email: siodept@sio.ucsd.edu Institution address: Scripps Institution of Oceanography 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0208 La Jolla,CA 92093-0208 Phone: 858-534-1694
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