MARINE BIOLOGY 278/279 — Spring 2008

 

 

Dr. Paul H.

Yancey

people.whitman.edu/~yancey/marine.html
 

Sci 300

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Office Hrs:

Tentative Schedule [see lecture handouts & web page for updates and assignments]

DATE

BIOL 278 LECTURE = 8M 9WF

EXAMS, etc.

READING*

Jan.        14

16

            18

1. Overview

2. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS—Tectonic/Geologic

3.         "                       "—Physical

 

 

Chap. 1

Chap. 2

Jan.        23

            25

4. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS—Physical

5.         "                       "             

 

 

Chap. 3

Jan.         28

30

Feb.           1

6. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS—Chemical; Biotic

7. GUEST LECTURE:

8. ECOLOGY—Abundance & Diversity; Biogeochemistry

 

 

 

Chap. 4

Chap. 10

 

Feb.           4

6

8

9. ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY & MARINE LIFE

10.     "                      "             "

11. BENTHIC BIOLOGY—General

 

 

Chaps 6-9 (parts)

 

Feb.      11

             13

15

12. BENTHIC BIOLOGY—General

13.     "             "           "

EXAM I (through Feb. 13)

 

Handouts

Feb.     20

            22

14. BENTHIC BIOLOGY—Intertidal

15.   "               "                "

 

 

Chap. 11

Feb.      25

27

             29

16. BENTHIC BIOLOGY—Intertidal

17.    "              "                "

18. BENTHIC BIOLOGY—Estuaries; Subtidal

 

 

 

 

 

Chaps. 12-13

Mar.         3

              5

             7

19. BENTHIC BIOLOGY—Subtidal

20.   "               "                "

21.   "               "                "

 

 

Chap. 13

 

 

Mar.  8-14

SPRING BREAK

 

 

Mar.  15-21

BIOL 279 FIELD TRIP** to SAN JUAN ISLAND

Lecture 22: PELAGIC BIOLOGY—PLANKTON

 

 

ALL LABS

Chap. 15 (part)

Mar.    24

  26

28

23. BENTHIC BIOLOGY—Coral Reefs

24. .   "             "                "     

25. BENTHIC BIOLOGY—Deep sea                                

 

 

 

Chap. 14

 

 

Mar.      31

Apr.         2

              4

26. BENTHIC BIOLOGY—Deep sea

27.   "               "                "

28. PELAGIC BIOLOGY—Plankton, Nekton

 

 

 

Chap. 16 (parts)

 

Apr.       7

             9

             11

29. [Gone to meeting -- Guest lecture]

EXAM II through Apr. 2  or 4

30. PELAGIC BIOLOGY—Nekton

 

 

 

Chap. 15  (parts)

Apr.      14

16

18

31. PELAGIC BIOLOGY—Nekton

32. .   "             "                "

33. .   "             "                "

 

Trip reports due!!

Chaps. 15, 8, 9

  (parts)

Apr.      21

23

25

34. PELAGIC BIOLOGY—Nekton

35. .   "             "                "

36. .   "             "                "

 

 

 

Chaps. 15, 8, 9

  (parts)

 

Apr.      28

30

May          2   

37. PELAGIC BIOLOGY—Deep sea

38. .   "             "                "

39. HUMAN Interactions

 

 

 

Chap. 16 (parts)

 

Chap. 17-19 (part)

May         5

40. HUMAN Interactions–Fisheries                       

 

Chap. 17-19 (part)

May        13

 

FINAL EXAM:  9:00-11:59am

Semi-comprehensive

* TEXT = Castro&Huber Marine Biology 2008              

**FIELD TRIP:  You will also need a field/lab manual if you are taking the Field Trip; the manual will be handed out in class and charged to your account. PLEASE GET A BINDER FOR THESE.

GRADING:  for Biol 278 will be based on 300 total points, as follows:

      EXAM I    (12.5  lectures)                  -- 90 points (30%)

      EXAM III  (13 lectures)                      -- 95 points (32%)

      FINAL EXAM (14 lectures, & review) --115 points (38%)--partly comprehensive

For Biol 279, grading is based on:

      FIELD TRIP (reports)                                    --150 points (unless some exercises are canceled due to weather)

ATTENDANCE: lectures rely heavily on visual material not in the text. Significant unexcused absence from class may result in a drop in the final grade.

 

GRADE SCALE:  Unless an exam results in an unexpectedly low average, grading will be:

A=90-100%;     B=80-89.9%;         C=70-79.9%;                D=60-69.9%;          F<60%

With Plus/Minus cutoffs at 93, 87, 83, 77, 73, 67, 63%

 

BIOL 279: PRELIMINARY TRIP INFORMATION

 

During Spring Break, on San Juan IslandŐs U.W. Friday Harbor Laboratories, you will be doing a number of projects and experiments in the lab and at field sites. There will be numerous write-ups (equivalent to a semesterŐs worth).  You will also be working in teams of 2, so be thinking about a partner.

I. SCHEDULE (Details later):           Leave WW            Saturday Mar. 15 --8am for coast

                                                            Depart San Juan I. Friday Mar. 21 --7am for Walla Walla   

II. TRANSPORTATION:  2 VANS will be used. 

 

III. ASSISTANTS:  TBA

IV. MATERIALS TO BRING:  PERSONAL  (pack lightly--space is usually tight!)

1. SLEEPING BAG — or sheets and blanket

2. Flashlight!!!

3. Bathroom items—soap, toiletries

4. General outdoor clothes incl. something WARM!

5. Grubby shoes or high BOOTS for mudflat

6. RAINGEAR

7. Work Gloves or waterproof marine gloves

 8. Small backpack or other container for field trips

 9. Course materials—lab manual, pen/pencils

10. Small NOTEPAD for taking notes in the field (rain?           

OPTIONAL:       11. Money for goodies in town

                        12. Alarm clock