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May 10, 2024
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BIOL 400 Marine and Estaurine EcologyCredit 4
This graduate/senior-level undergraduate course discusses topics that include marine environment, physiological ecology, adaptations of populations to marine and estuarine environments, microalgae and seaweed ecology and potential benefits and applications along with their impacts on the environment, structure and importance of marine and estuarine ecosystems including seagrasses, mangroves, marshes, coral reefs, deep seas, and open oceans. Current literature related to dispersion of marine organisms, migration, nutrition cycles, productivity and catches of fish, food chains, remote sensing, models of the sea, and impacts of natural and anthropogenic effects on ecosystems will be emphasized throughout the course. Topics covering geological time scale, stratigraphy, marine fossils, paleoecology, paleoeography, and paleoclimate will also be discussed. All students will be required to work on a comprehensive research paper pertaining to the topic of their choice in marine and estuarine ecology. This course will also substitute for the Earth Science requirement for Science Education majors. Prerequisites: BIOL 111 and BIOL 112 or Ecology or equivalent; Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate students. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111 and BIOL 112 or Ecology or equivalent; Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate students.
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