Описание:This course focuses on the studying of microorganisms - the inhabitants of marine and freshwater ecosystems. Microorganisms universally present within aquatic habitats and their ecological impact is of fundamental importance. Our course examines the diversity and dynamic activities of aquatic microbes including micro-algae, bacteria, viruses, actinomycetes, fungy. On an environmental scale, the activities of these organisms range from the microlevel (localized adsorption of nutrients, surface secretion of exoenzymes) through community dynamics (interactions within planktonic and benthic populations) to large-scale environmental effects.