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MAS 336: Marine Operations: Example Topic / Search Term Generation

This guide was created to support Dr. Krause's MAS 336 course

Example Topic / Search Term Generation

Example topic: using water-column sampling to determine the diversity of phytoplankton in the Gulf of Mexico.

 

KEYWORD

SYNONYM-narrow

SYNONYM-broaden

RELATED TERM

Phytoplankton

Diatoms, dinoflagellates

Plankton

Cyanobacteria, food chain, food web

Water-Column sampling

CTD System

biological sampling

Water column analysis,  stratified water

Gulf of Mexico

Dauphin Island, coastal Gulf of Mexico

Ocean, marine environment

Saltwater, Caribbean

 

 

Step 1: Identify keywords.

Step 2: Identify synonyms.

Step 3: Identify related terms by thinking of both broader and narrower ideas.