MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON COURSE: TAXONOMY AND ECOLOGY OF MARINE DINOFLAGELLATES
Training Course
13 - 24 November 2016
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)P.O. Box 24885, Safat, 13109-Kuwait
13109 Safat,
Kuwait
Organizer & Staff
Participation
Attendance by application.
The course will give the participants a basic knowledge of methodology and taxonomic principles for the study of marine phytoplankton including potentially harmful species. The course will focus on species common in the Gulf region and in the Western Indian Ocean. It aims at both university students and monitoring personnel.
MAIN ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED ACHIEVEMENTS At the end of the course, participants will be able to: Collect phytoplankton samples as well as benthic samples Preserve and process samples for both LM and SEM Identify main genera and species of potentially harmful microalgae (HAB) by LM Isolate and maintain cultures of dinoflagellates Count phytoplankton samples and understand the statistics behind the method Molecular methods and phylogenetic analysis will be introduced Lectures on the ecology of harmful algal blooms will be included A microscope will be available to each participant during the course Participants will receive copies of all lectures and additional identification literature as pdf-files
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| Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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| Agenda | Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
| Kuwait 2016 HAB Course Announcement | 11/05/2016 |
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Created at 14:10 on 11 May 2016 by Henrik Enevoldsen
Last Updated at 09:56 on 09 Jan 2020 by Cláudia Delgado