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Department
of Marine Science | Academics
| Courses | MAR 702
MAR 702-01.
ADVANCED BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
3 credit hours
Course
Prerequisites: MAR
401/501 or consent of the instructor.
Course
Description: This
course will explore current concepts in biological oceanography
through a combination of lectures and discussions, relying on
past and current scientific literature as a source of information.
Interactions between biological processes and physical,
chemical and geochemical oceanography will be examined.
The course will begin with topics relating to characteristics
of individual organisms and the physical and chemical rules that
regulate their activity. Next, biological processes will be examined
on local scales (i.e., in the oceanic water column). On intermediate
or regional scales, we will focus on the biological oceanography
of coastal upwelling and river systems, and biology of major currents,
rings, gyres and eddies. Finally, on the global scale, the causes
and consequences of basin wide biological variation and the ocean's
role in world climatic changes will be examined.
SYLLABUS
PART 1. CHARACTERISTICS
OF ORGANISMS AND THEIR PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT
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AUG
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21
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M
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Marine
micro-organisms, taxonomy and morphology
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28
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M
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Marine
micro-organisms (physical and nutritional strategies)
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SEP
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4
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M
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LABOR
DAY HOLIDAY
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7
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Th
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Marine
micro-organisms (physical and nutritional strategies)
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11
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M
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From
micro- to mesoscales: marine zooplankton
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18
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M
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EXAM
I
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PART 2. BIOLOGICAL
PROCESSES AT THE LOCAL SCALE: THE OCEAN WATER COLUMN
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SEP
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25
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M
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Photosynthesis,
primary production, and vertical structure
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OCT
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2
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M
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No
class (Cruise)
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9
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M
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Zooplankton
and material flows in oceanic water columns
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12
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Th
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The
microbial loop and cycling of dissolved organic matter
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16
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M
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No
class, Ocean Optics
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23
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M
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No
class, Ocean Optics
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30
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M
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Biogeochemical
cycles and food web structure
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NOV
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2
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Th
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Benthic-pelagic
interactions
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6
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M
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EXAM
II
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PART
3. BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES FROM REGIONAL TO GLOBAL SCALES
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NOV
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9
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Th
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Biological
and physical processes in coastal waters
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13
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M
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Biology
of major currents, eddies, gyres
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16
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Th
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Regional
scale biogeochemical studies (TERM PAPER OUTLINE DUE)
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20
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M
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No
class
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27
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M
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No
class, HAB workshop
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DEC
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4
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M
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Global
elemental cycles and climate change
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7
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Th
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Term
paper discussion and review
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11
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M
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FINAL
EXAM
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ADA
Compliance: If a student has a disability that qualifies
under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and requires accommodations,
he/she should contact the Office for Disability Accommodations
(ODA) for information on appropriate policies and procedures.
Disabilities covered by ADA may include learning, psychiatric,
physical impairments, or chronic health disorders. Students should
contact ODA if they are not certain whether a medical condition/disability
qualifies. Box 8568; Telephone (601) 266-5024; TTY (601) 266-6837;
Fax (601) 266-6035.
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