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CIP 2020

Detail for CIP Code 26.1302

Title: Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography.

Definition: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the ecology and behavior of microbes, plants, and animals inhabiting oceans, coastal waters, and saltwater wetlands and their interactions with the physical environment. Includes instruction in chemical, physical, and geological oceanography; molecular, cellular, and biochemical studies; marine microbiology; marine botany; ichthyology; mammalogy; marine population dynamics and biodiversity; reproductive biology; studies of specific species, phyla, habitats, and ecosystems; marine paleocology and palentology; and applications to fields such as fisheries science and biotechnology. See also: 03.0301) Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management., 30.3201) Marine Sciences., 40.0607) Oceanography, Chemical and Physical.

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