Course Description
Study of marine organisms and the environments they inhabit; diversity of marine organisms, primary and secondary production in marine habitats, ecological interactions in marine environments, and management concerns.
Athena Title
MARINE BIO LAB
Prerequisite
[(BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) or BIOL 2108H] and CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L
Pre or Corequisite
MARS 3450
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will gain hands-on experience in marine biology through participation in laboratories. Students will improve their technical writing skills through formal laboratory reports and position papers. Student mastery of the material will be measured by weekly laboratory write-ups. Students will improve their communication skills by participating in discussions on current scientific issues and individual oral presentations. Students will improve their analytical skills through data analysis and evaluation,interpretation of graphs and figures.
Topical Outline
Marine Chemistry: Dissolved oxygen, salinity, density Marine Algae: Chlorophyll, marine macrophytes, net plankton Marine Invertebrates: Taxonomy, fouling community, beachcombing Marine Bacteria: Isolation, DNA extraction, sequencing Food webs: Modeling, biomass, energy flows Rocky Intertidal: Organism distribution, community ecology Salinity Responses: Osmoregulation, osmoconformers Chemical Ecology: Chemosensory responses, animal behavior Coastal Pollution: Eutrophication, hypoxia Coastal Development: Marinas, non-point pollution Shrimp Aquaculture: Wetlands, fisheries Whaling: Conservation biology