Lab Sections will meet in either MGH 085 or FSH 207. Check the schedule for each week!

April 8: (FSH 207) Computer Lab: Accessing and using climate and oceanographic data on the web.

April 15: (MGH 085) Blue Planet Open Oceans and discussion.

April 22: (FSH 207) Computer Lab. Introduction to methods for investigating biophysical interactions.

April 29: (FSH 207) Computer Lab. Introduction to time series analysis.

May 6: (MGH 085) Discussion of Barber and Chavez 1986 and Lehodey et al. 1997.

May 13: (MGH 085) Discussion of Chavez et al. 2003 and Scheffer et al. 2001. Midterm review.

May 20: (MGH 085) Discussion: projecting climate change impacts on marine ecosystems.

READ: Hoegh-Guldberg et al. (2007): Coral reefs under rapid climate change and ocean acidification. Science, 14: 1737-1742.

Additional Background reading: Box 4.4 Coral Reefs – Endangered by Climate Change? On page 235 from IPCC Working Group 2, Chapter 4: Ecosystems

Lab 8 Exercise: Climate Impacts Assessment

May 27: (MGH 085) TBA, begin student presentations.

Lab 9 Discussion Questions

June 3: (MGH 085) Student presentations.