Humpback whales feed in the rich waters of Alaska in early Autumn in preparation for their long migration to Hawai'i |
Professor Yancey in the Alvin submersible |
MARINE BIOLOGY
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The 2011 class at Limekiln Pt., San Juan Island |
An osprey takes flight on Providenciales Island, Turks and Caicos |
COURSE MATERIALS: | Biol 178 Non-Majors course |
Marine Web Resources |
On the ferry to Friday Harbor | LECTURES: This course studies life in the oceans from the intertidal
to the deepest trenches, with emphasis on anatomical, physiological, biochemical
adaptations to major biotic and abiotic environmental factors. Bio 111 and 112 (or equivalents) are prerequisites. A typical outline of lectures is: I. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: a survey of the major physical, chemical, geological, and biotic factors and how they affect marine life II. MARINE LIFE and III. MARINE ECOLOGY IV. BENTHIC HABITATS: types of organisms in the intertidal, subtidal, and deep-sea bottom habitats, and their major adaptations V. PELAGIC HABITATS: types of organisms in the epipelagic and deep-pelagic, and their major adaptations VI. HUMANS & OCEANS: examination of the impact of human activity on marine habitats and life. |
Studying rocky intertidal zonation (2013) |
U. W.'s Friday Harbor labs, site of our usual field trip |
A week-long field trip is a separate course, usually held at the University of Washington's Friday Harbor Laboratories on San Juan Island. There is a fee up to $350 to cover food and lodging. The field trip includes a day-long collecting trip on the UW research ship, trips to rocky, sandy and muddy intertidal sites, rowing to kelp-bed study sites, net collection of plankton in the day and night (with bioluminescence), laboratory studies on organism adaptations, and individual projects. 2013 FIELD TRIP is the first week of spring break in March. We will depart Mar. 10 and return on Mar. 16. During the outbound and/or return trips, students can be picked up/dropped off in the Eastgate/Bellevue (Seattle) area. To the LEFT, RIGHT and BELOW are scenes from various field trips. |
A baby octopus caught (and later released) from Friday Harbor bay |
WEB RESOURCES FOR MARINE BIOLOGY:
These are useful links for finding out about marine research and careers
around the globe:
CURRENT RESEARCH: EUREKA ALERT NEWS STORIES in OCEANOGRAPHY
MARINEBIO.ORG : A site dedicated to "share the wonders of the ocean to inspire conservation, education, research and a sea ethic. " [I am an adviser for this site, the Director of Deep-Sea Biology]
These are general sites which link to many other sites:
MORE SPECIFIC SITES