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Date
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Topic (Click on individual lectures to obtain
a lecture outline)
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Readings (pg.)
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1 |
Sep. 4
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1) |
Introduction
to Marine Biology: Class organization and a bit of history |
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Sep. 6
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2) |
Defining
the marine environment I: Geology and oceanography. |
Ch 1
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2 |
Sep. 11
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3) |
Defining
the marine environment II: The properties of seawater (introduciton) |
Ch. 2
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Sep. 13
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4) |
Defining
the marine environment II (continued) - light, currents, waves & tides |
refer to Ch. 2 and
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3 |
Sep. 18
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5) |
Defining
the marine environment III:
Spatial and temporal patterns in seawater drive adaptation. |
Ch. 3
(Reading 1 on hydrodynamics)
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Sep. 20
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Group discussion: The global significance of el Niño and Southern Oscillation events
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- Discussion questions |
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4 |
Sep. 25
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6) |
An
introduction to life in the sea: some important "little stuff":
phytoplankton and zooplankton |
Ch 4.1 - 4.2
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Sep. 27
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7) |
The biology
of seaweeds and seagrasses. |
Ch 5
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5 |
Oct. 2
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8) |
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Reading
2 |
Oct. 4
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Group discussion: Results from Willapa Bay field trip. |
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6 |
Oct. 9
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-First Midterm (covering
lectures 1-8, plus readings and discussion of el Nino) |
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Oct. 11
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NO LECTURE (Fall Break)
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7 |
Oct. 16
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9) |
The
Biology of Invertebrates I: sponges, cniderians, and worms. |
Ch 6.1 - 6.5
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Oct. 18
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- 10) |
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- Ch 6.6 and see "Bio221Lect10.ppt in Moodle |
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8 |
Oct. 23
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11) |
Biology of marine vertebrates
I: marine fishes |
Ch 7.1 - 7.4
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Oct. 25
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12) |
Biology of marine vertebrates
II: reptiles, birds, mammals |
Ch 7.5 - 7.8 & Ch 8
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9 |
Oct. 30
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13) |
Marine ecology overview:
Primary productivity, food webs, and connectivity |
Ch 4.3 - 4.4 & Ch 10.3
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Nov. 1
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14) |
Tropical marine
habitats: Coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds |
Ch 11
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10 |
Nov. 6
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15) |
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"Bio221Lect15.ppt" in Moodle |
Nov. 8
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Second
Midterm Exam (covering lectures 9 -15) |
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11 |
Nov. 13
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16) |
-The
deep sea |
Ch
13 |
Nov. 15
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17) |
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12 |
Nov. 20
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18) |
Temperate marine
habitats: from intertidal to sub-tidal |
Ch 9 & 10
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Nov. 22
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19) |
NO LECTURE (Thanksgiving
Holiday) |
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13 |
Nov. 27
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Group discussion: Human impacts on the marine environment |
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Nov. 29
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Human impacts on the marine environment: Efforts at marine conservation: Marine reserves
Also: read about polar
seas and the open ocean |
The
science of marine reserves
Ch
12 & 14
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14 |
Dec. 4
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20)- |
Human impacts in the marine environment II: Issues of fishing and overfishing. Watch End of the Line |
Ch 15
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Dec. 6
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21) |
Human impacts in the marine environment III: Carbon Pollution, global warming and ocean acidification |
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15 |
Dec. 11
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22) |
Course summation: what to
do with what you've learned |
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Dec. 17 |
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Final Exam study session (12 - 1:00 pm) in Yellow Lab
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Dec. 18 |
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Final Exam (6 - 9 pm)
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