Verrill's Sea Star

Field Marine Biology
Biol. 317 - Prof. Eernisse
California State University, Fullerton
Spring, 2017
Discussion/Activity: W 1-2:50 in DBH248
Lab (Field Trips): F 12-5:50 p.m. DBH248 or as announced
Schedule # 19228

Provisional Discussion and Readings Outline
Pages refer to Marine Life and the Sea (MLATS) by Milne or Mapping the Deep (MTD) by Kunzig
WEEK DATE DISCUSSION TOPIC ASSIGNMENT
1 Jan 25 Course Intro Oceans of Planet Earth (Download reading from Titanium Course Site)
Complete Tides Exercise from Tide Table (due F Feb. 1)
MTD Chs. 2 & 3
2 Feb 1 Oceans of Planet Earth
(Also planning for required weekend fieldtrip)
pp. 1-21  Ch. 1 &
MTD Chs. 2 & 3
3 Feb 8 Ocean currents and tides pp. 22-50 Ch. 2 &
MTD Chs. 4 & 5
4 Feb 15 Water, salt, temperature, & gases (Web assignment 1 due W Feb. 24)
Uses of Underwater Light and Sound
pp. 51-79    Ch. 3
pp. 80-105  Ch. 4
5 Feb 22 Adaptations to the Weight and Density of Water

pp. 105-125 Ch. 5 &
MTD Ch. 1

6 Mar 1 Exam 1
Chapters 1-5
7 Mar 8

Small organisms and plants in the sea RQs 6.3. 6.6-6.11

pp. 129-152 Ch. 6
8 Mar 15 Animals without backbones pp. 153-184 Ch. 7
9 Mar 23 Fishes: hagfish, sharks, and salmon pp. 185-207  Ch. 8
10 Mar 27 -> Spring Break!


11 Apr 5 Marine birds, mammals and turtles RQs 9.2-9.17 &
Populations, communities, ecosystems RQs 10.3-10.8
pp. 208-238  Ch. 9
pp. 240-256  Ch. 10
12 Apr 12 Populations, communities, ecosystems RQs 10.9 –>
Offshore communities & deep sea
pp. 240-256  Ch. 10
pp. 293-312  Ch. 13
13 Apr 19 Stability and change in communities
pp. 347-370 Ch. 15
14 Apr 26 Harvesting marine life
& Long-term change in communities
pp. 419-434 Ch. 18
pp. 373-395 Ch. 16
15 May 3 Human impacts pp. 400-416 Ch. 17
16 May 10 Midterm Exam 2 (Chs. 6-18; see here for some review notes)  
Finals May 15–>

Tues. May 16: last date to turn in assignments to MH282 by 5 p.m. or email by midnight

 

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Last revised Oct. 14, 2016 - dje