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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Oceanography
BIOS1005Y(1)
75
30
6

Description
The module describes basic coastal and oceanic physical, chemical and biological processes. The various topics covered include the physical nature of the coastal environment (lagoons, beaches, sand dunes, estuaries), the factors affecting coasts, the biology and ecology of organisms inhabiting the major divisions of the marine environment, primary and secondary production together with estimation methodology, composition of seawater, estimation of water quality and chemical cycles in the oceans, the motion of seawater from the molecular to the global scale including ocean currents, tsunamis, eddies, waves and tides, and interaction of the ocean with the atmosphere.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF SCIENCE Department of Biosciences & Ocean Studies
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: RAINA FERHANA HOSSENBUX
Telephone: 4037400
Email: r.hossenbux@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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