Course Schedule for Marine Biology, Fall 2008

Ken Clifton; 768-7508; clifton@lclark.edu; (Office Hrs: Tue/Thu, 10:00 - 11:00 AM)

Text: Introduction to the Biology of Maine Life, 9th ed. by J.F. Morrissey and J.L. Sumich

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Topic (Click on individual lectures to obtain a lecture outline)
Readings (pg.)
Sep. 2

1)

Introduction to Marine Biology: Class organization and a bit of history

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Sep. 4

2)

Defining the marine environment I: Geology and oceanography.

Ch 1 (3 - 14)

Sep. 9

3)

Defining the marine environment II: The properties of seawater
Ch 1 (15 - 25)
Sep. 11

4)

Defining the marine environment III: Spatial and temporal patterns in seawater drive adaptation.
Ch 1 (26 - 41)

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Sep. 16

5)

Hydrodynamics... Is life in the sea a drag?
Reading 1 on web disk
Sep. 18

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Group discussion: Understanding the global significance of el Niño

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Sep. 23

6)

An introduction to life in the sea: one important set of "little stuff": the phytoplankton
Ch 3
Sep. 25

7)

The biology of seaweeds and seagrasses.
Ch 4

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Sep. 30

8)

Reading 2 on web disk
Oct. 2

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First Midterm (covering lectures 1-8)

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Oct. 7

9)

The Biology of Invertebrates I: sponges, cniderians, worms, lophophorates .
Ch 5 (117 - 130)
Oct. 9

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NO LECTURE (Fall Break)

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Oct. 14

10)

Biology of Invertebrates II: mollusks, arthropods, echinoderms, tunicates
Ch 5 (131 - 157) and see "Bio221Lect10.ppt" Webdisk
Oct. 16

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Group discussion: Invertebrate reproduction in Marine Environments - getting gametes together

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Oct. 21

11)

Biology of marine vertebrates I: marine fishes
Ch 6 (159 - 173)
Oct. 23

12)

Biology of marine vertebrates II: Birds, mammals, reptiles
Ch 6 (174 - 197), Ch 12

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Oct. 28

13)

Marine ecology overview: Primary productivity, food webs, and connectivity
Ch 2
Oct. 30

14)

Tropical marine habitats I: Coral reefs

Ch 9

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Nov. 4

15)
Behavioral ecology of coral reef fishes

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Nov. 6

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Second Midterm Exam (covering lectures 9 -15)
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Nov. 11

16)
Temperate marine habitats: from intertidal to sub-tidal

Ch 7
Nov. 13

17)

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Ch 8

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Nov. 18

Group discussion: Population-level consequences of larval dispersal

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Nov. 20

18)

The open ocean

Ch 10

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Nov. 25

19)

The deep sea
Ch 11
Nov. 27

NO LECTURE (Thanksgiving Holiday)
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Dec. 2

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Group discussion: Environmental issues and marine biology

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Dec. 4

20)
Human exploitation of marine resources

Ch 13

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Dec. 9

21)

Course summation: what to do with what you've learned

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Dec. 15

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Final Exam (6:00 - 9:00 PM)

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Note: This course is a work in progress and scheduling may change during the semester: Last updated 8/21/03

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