Class Schedule:
|
date |
content |
material |
| January 21 | General class information, tentative class schedule, introduction to the topic | Chapter 1 |
| January 23 | Abiotic Environment and habitat determinants – Solar radiation | Chapter 2 |
| January 26 | Abiotic environment – Temperatrure, Salinity | Chapter 2 |
| January 28 | Abiotic environment – Denssity, pressure, currents | Chapter 2 |
| January 30 | BBC documantary | The blue planet – ocean world |
| February 2 | 1. Quiz, Phytoplankton - phycology | Chapter 3, Phytopia CD |
| February 4 | Student
conservation association Phytoplankton - phycology |
Guest speaker on
internship opportunities Chapter 3 |
| February 6 | Phytoplankton- Photosynthesis and primary production | Chapter 3 |
| February 9 | BBC documentary, | The blue planet - coasts |
| February 11 | Phytoplankton production – light, nutrients, and physical controls | Chapter 3 |
| February 13 | Phytoplankton – the spring bloom and global aspects | Chapter 3 |
| February 16 | Phytoplankton | Chapter 3, |
| February 18 | Zooplankton – collection and systematics | Chapter 4 |
| February 20 | Zooplankton - distribution | Chapter 4 |
| February 23 | Zooplankton - ecology | Chapter 4, Handouts |
| February 25 | 2. Quiz, Zooplankton – population biology and community structure | Chapter 4, Handouts |
| February 27 | Bacteria – Microbial ecology of the Ocean | Handouts |
| March 1 | Bacteria – the microbial loop | Chapter 5 |
| March 3 | BBC documentary | The blue planet – open ocean |
| March 5 | Bacteria – energy flow and mineral cycling | Chapter 5 |
| March 8 | Food chains and food webs | Chapter 5 |
| March 10 | The carbon cycle | Chapter5 |
| March 12 | 3. Quiz, The nitrogen cycle | Chapter 5 |
| March 22 | The role of organisms in biogeochemical cycles | Handouts |
| March 24 | Nekton, Marine Mammals | Chapter 6 |
| March 26 | Fisheries and Oceanography | Chapter 6 |
| March 29 | Biogeography and province analysis of the pelagic ocean | Handouts |
| March 31 | Biogeography and province analysis of the pelagic ocean | Handouts |
| April 2 | Biological Oceanography in the Arctic Ocean | Handouts |
| April 5 | 4. Quiz, | |
| April 7 | Benthos - plants | Chapter 7 |
| April 12 | Benthos - Animals | Chapter 7 |
| April 14 | Benthic community structure and ecology | Chapter 7, Handouts |
| April 16 | Benthic communities – intertidal, sand beaches and kelp | Chapter 8 |
| April 19 | 5. Quiz, Benthic communities – estuaries. Reefs, and mangroves | Chapter 8 |
| April 21 | Benthic communities – Deep sea and Hydrothermal vents | Chapter 8 |
| April 23 | Human impacts on marine biota - Pollutants | Chapter 9 |
| April 26 | Human impacts on marine biota – specific environments | Chapter 9 |
| April 28 | Ocean ecology and global climate change | Handouts |
| April 30 | Ocean ecology and global climate change | Handouts |
| May 3 | Ocean ecology and global climate change | Handouts |
| May 7 | Final |