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Fall 2004 Advance Course
Information
This information effective for Fall 2004. Check with instructor the first
day of class for any changes.
[OCEA-080A]
Instructor: Allison Gong
General Description
We will spend the quarter examining the plants and animals that live in
the sea and their habitats. Because we live within the Monterey Bay National
Marine Sanctuary, our discussions and lab activities will emphasize local
marine inhabitants, although we will not neglect exotic locations such
as coral reefs and polar seas. We will begin by studying the physical
properties of the earth and the oceans and how they affect life in the
sea, then move to the organisms themselves, covering all of the major
groups from microbes, marine plants, invertebrate animals, and vertebrate
animals. The third section of the course will cover the different marine
habitats, from the intertidal to the deep sea. We will end the course
by discussing human impacts on the oceans and ocean conservation.
Pertinent Dates
The first day of lecture is Friday, September 24. Labs do not meet
this week. Labs meet for the first time the following week, September
28-30. Enrollment in a lab section is mandatory. You will not pass the
class if you are not enrolled in a lab section.
| Date |
Lecture Topic |
Reading |
Lab |
| 24 Sep |
Introduction; history of oceanography |
Chap 1 |
No labs this week |
| 27 Sep |
Geology |
Chap 2 |
**Intro; library assignment |
| 29 Sep |
Water as a habitat |
Chap 3 |
| 1 Oct |
Motion in the ocean |
Chap 3 |
| 4 Oct |
The stuff of life |
Chap 4 |
**Water density |
| 6 Oct |
Marine microbes |
Chap 5 |
| 8 Oct |
Seaweeds and marine plants |
Chap 6 |
| 11 Oct |
Invertebrates I |
Chap 7 |
**Seaweeds |
| 13 Oct |
Exam 1 (through marine plants) |
— |
| 15 Oct |
Invertebrates II |
Chap 7 |
| 18 Oct |
Invertebrates III |
Chap 7 |
**Invertebrates |
| 20 Oct |
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue
fish |
Chap 8 |
| 22 Oct |
Marine reptiles |
Chap 9 |
| 25 Oct |
Mammals I |
Chap 9 |
**Fish |
| 27 Oct |
Mammals II |
Chap 9 |
| 29 Oct |
Mammals III |
Chap 9 |
| 1 Nov |
Introduction to marine ecology |
Chap 10 |
**Mammals |
| 3 Nov |
Seabirds: guest speaker Scott Shaffer |
Chap 9 |
| 5 Nov |
Rocky intertidal |
Chap 11 |
| 8 Nov |
Kelp forests |
Chap 13 |
**No lab
Fri/Sat/Sun afternoons: field trip to Natural Bridges
(optional) |
| 10 Nov |
Exam 2 (fishes --> seabirds) |
— |
| 12 Nov |
Plankton and pelagic systems |
Chap 15,16 |
| 15 Nov |
The deep sea |
Chap 16 |
**Plankton
Fri/Sat field trip to Monterey Bay Aquarium (optional) |
| 17 Nov |
Sandy shores |
Chap 13 |
| 19 Nov |
Estuaries, mudflats |
Chap 11,12 |
| 22 Nov |
Coral reefs, mangrove forests |
Chap 14 |
**Holiday: no lab this week |
| 24 Nov |
Biology of polar seas |
class video |
| 26 Nov |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
— |
| 29 Nov |
Fisheries |
Chap 17 |
**Student presentations |
| 1 Dec |
Exam 3 (marine ecology -->
polar seas) |
— |
| 3 Dec |
Human impacts and ocean conservation |
Chap 17-19 |
| 9 Dec |
Final Exam 8:00-11:00 |
Readings are from: Castro and Huber, 2005. Marine Biology, 5th
edition. If you are borrowing or using a previous edition, chapter numbers
may be different. You are still responsible for reading the appropriate
chapters from whichever edition you are using.
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