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Provisional Schedule

as of March 28, 2014

The following is the expected order of topics that will be covered during the course.

Date Lecture Topic Reading
# Assignment 		Note
Mar 31 1 Overview - The" story" Reynolds - 1 & 2  

Apr 02

 2 Photosynthesis vs. Light Reynolds - 3  
Apr 07 Lecture3 Photosynthesis vs. Light models

1. Pmax & alpha from data

  
Apr 09 4

Nutrient uptake

 Reynolds - 4  
Apr 14 5 Nutrient uptake models 2. Vmax and K1/2 from data
simulation of batch culture		  
Apr 16 6 Growth rate as function of light Reynolds - 5  
Apr 21 7 Buoyancy as a competitive mechanism Guest Lecture by Arick "Kit" Rouhe JGR @ OIT
Apr 23 8

Growth rate as a function of nutrient limitation

simple competitive exclusion

 

3. total cell optimization

4. competitive exclusion

  
Apr 28 9 continuous culture (notes)
steady state outcomes
introduction to co-existence 		Week 5 assignment  
Apr 30 10 on-line lecture on ZNGIs   JGR @ KBMP
May 05 11 Dynamic models for optimization of growth rate 5. simulation
 
May 07

12

Dynamic adaptation:

time-to-adapt

 Reynolds 6  
May 12 13 autogenic succession based on nutrients and/or light
PEG model		 narrative on "time-to-adapt" simulation  
May 14 14

CSR typology of algae with the addition of regulation strategies
regulation in fluctuating environments

notes

 competition with a wrinkle - 4 paragraph assignment  
May 19 15

Algal Growth in Management Models: seasonal patterns of drivers

see: last 3 assignments for details

  
May 21 16

dissection of the equations in Walker that control algal growth

 ONE: narrative of Walker model output  
May 26   Memorial Day Holiday    
May 28 17 Algal Growth in Management Models: 2. SALMO, CE-QUAL-W2 & DYRESM    
  18 steady state vs targetted management - June2.html    
Jun 04 19 Presentations -

 

 

  
Jun 04 19 Critique of growth models management - choose your poison
 
     

THREE: evaluation exercise - due during finals week

evaluate how the models could be used in managment

 

Note: There will be one lecture period that is empty because of the instructors travel committments.