Course Schedule for Marine Biology, Fall 2018

Ken Clifton; 768-7508; clifton@lclark.edu; (Office Hrs: Tue 9:30 - 10:30 & Fri 11:00 - 12:00)

Text: Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life, 11th ed. by J.F. Morrissey and J.L. Sumich

Week
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Topic (Click on individual lectures to obtain a lecture outline)
Readings (pg.)
1
Sep. 4

1)

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

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Sep. 6

2)

Defining the marine environment I: Geology and oceanography.

Ch 1
 

 

 

 

 

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Sep. 11

3)

Defining the marine environment II: The properties of seawater (introduciton)

Ch. 2
Sep. 13

4)

Defining the marine environment II (continued) - light, currents, waves & tides

refer to Ch. 2 and

 

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Sep. 18

5)

Defining the marine environment III: Spatial and temporal patterns in seawater drive adaptation.

Ch. 3 (Reading 1 on hydrodynamics)
Sep. 20

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Group discussion: The global significance of el Niño and Southern Oscillation events

- Discussion questions

 

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4
Sep. 25

6)

An introduction to life in the sea: some important "little stuff": phytoplankton and zooplankton

Ch 4.1 - 4.2
Sep. 27

7)

The biology of seaweeds and seagrasses.

Ch 5
 

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5
Oct. 2

8)

Reading 2

Oct. 4

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Group discussion: Results from Willapa Bay field trip.

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6
Oct. 9

 

-First Midterm (covering lectures 1-8, plus readings and discussion of el Nino)

Oct. 11

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NO LECTURE (Fall Break)

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7
Oct. 16

9)

The Biology of Invertebrates I: sponges, cniderians, and worms.

Ch 6.1 - 6.5
Oct. 18

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- Ch 6.6 and see "Bio221Lect10.ppt in Moodle

 

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8
Oct. 23

11)

Biology of marine vertebrates I: marine fishes

Ch 7.1 - 7.4
Oct. 25

12)

Biology of marine vertebrates II: reptiles, birds, mammals

Ch 7.5 - 7.8 & Ch 8
 

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9
Oct. 30

13)

Marine ecology overview: Primary productivity, food webs, and connectivity

Ch 4.3 - 4.4 & Ch 10.3
Nov. 1

14)

Tropical marine habitats: Coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds

Ch 11

 

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10
Nov. 6

15)

"Bio221Lect15.ppt" in Moodle

Nov. 8

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Second Midterm Exam (covering lectures 9 -15)

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11
Nov. 13

16)

-The deep sea

Ch 13

Nov. 15

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Nov. 20

18)

Temperate marine habitats: from intertidal to sub-tidal

Ch 9 & 10
Nov. 22

19)

NO LECTURE (Thanksgiving Holiday)

 

 

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13
Nov. 27

 

Group discussion: Human impacts on the marine environment

Nov. 29

 

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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Human impacts in the marine environment II: Issues of fishing and overfishing. Watch End of the Line

Ch 15

Dec. 6

21)

Human impacts in the marine environment III: Carbon Pollution, global warming and ocean acidification

 

 

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15
Dec. 11

22)

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

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Dec. 17
 

Final Exam study session (12 - 1:00 pm) in Yellow Lab

 
 

Dec. 18

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Final Exam (6 - 9 pm)

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Note: This course is a work in progress and scheduling may change during the semester: Last updated 12/4/18

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