FISH/OCEAN 350 Syllabus

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OCEAN/FISH 350 Winter 2004
Honors Marine Biology II
Structure and Function in Marine Systems

Syllabus

Meeting Times and Places

• LECTURES: M-W 9:00-10:20, Fisheries Sciences (FSH) 107

• LABS: M1:30-3:50, Fisheries Sciences (FSH) 142

Week 1 Biological & physical processes in marine systems

1/5 LECTURE 1: Overview: Scales and processes in marine systems

1/5 LAB 1: How marine organisms use fluid flows (lab guide)

1/7 LECTURE 2: Interactions between marine organisms and their physical environments

Week 2 Ecological dynamics of planktonic populations

1/12 LECTURE 3: Ecology of marine primary producers

1/12 LAB 2: Phytoplankton growth and survival: Diatoms and dinoflagellates (lab guide)

1/12 RESEARCH PROJECTS ASSIGNED

1/14 LECTURE 4: Microbial life in marine environments

Week 3 Ecological dynamics of benthic populations
1/19 LECTURE: Holiday

1/19 LAB: Holiday

1/21 LECTURE 5: Spatial discontinuities in species distributions

Week 4 Form, function and feeding

1/26 LECTURE 6: Suspension feeding in benthic invertebrates

1/26 LAB 3: Mechanisms and impacts of suspension feeding in marine invertebrates (lab guide)

1/26 PROJECT PROPOSALS DUE

1/28 LECTURE 7: Background: Friday Harbor Labs field trip

1/28 PROJECT PROPOSALS RETURNED

1/31 – 2/1 FRIDAY HARBOR LABS FIELD TRIP**

Week 5 Life history and dispersal

2/2 LECTURE 8: Diversity of reproductive and life history strategies

2/2 LAB 4: Friday Harbor Labs data analysis & synthesis (lab guide)

2/4 LECTURE 9: Locomotion and sensory ecology of planktonic organisms

Week 6 Mechanisms structuring benthic communities

2/9 LECTURE 10: Larval dispersal and settlement

2/9 LAB 5: Settlement and recruitment in benthic habitats (lab guide)

2/11 LECTURE 11: Post-settlement processes: competition, predation, disturbance & disease

Week 7 Spatial structure in the sea
2/16 LECTURE: Holiday

2/16 LAB: Holiday

2/18 LECTURE 12: Horizontal and vertical structure in pelagic communities

2/18 PAPER #1 DUE

Week 8 Evolutionary dynamics in marine populations

2/23 LECTURE 13: Speciation mechanisms and evolution

2/23 LAB 6: Computer lab: Morphology and mechanics of larval swimming (lab guide)

2/25 LECTURE 14: Guest lecture

Week 9 Stability and change in marine populations

3/1 LECTURE 15: Dynamics and conservation of marine populations

3/1 LAB 7: Computer lab: Dynamics of marine populations in time and space

3/3 LECTURE 16: Student conferences on papers

3/4 ALTERNATIVE REPORTS DUE (for students not participating in field trip)

Week 10 Summary presentations

3/9 LECTURE: Student presentations

3/9 LAB: Student presentations

3/11 LECTURE 17: Summary and synthesis: Structure and function in the big picture

Week 11 Exam week

3/15 PAPER #2 DUE

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Comments:

** Students not participating in the field trip must complete a 4-page research paper on an approved topic.

Last Updated: 12/30/03
Contact the instructor at: random@u.washington.edu

HOME Grading Policy Required Readings	OCEAN/FISH 350 Winter 2004 Honors Marine Biology II Structure and Function in Marine Systems
	Syllabus
	Meeting Times and Places • LECTURES: M-W 9:00-10:20, Fisheries Sciences (FSH) 107 • LABS: M1:30-3:50, Fisheries Sciences (FSH) 142 Week 1 Biological & physical processes in marine systems 1/5 LECTURE 1: Overview: Scales and processes in marine systems 1/5 LAB 1: How marine organisms use fluid flows (lab guide) 1/7 LECTURE 2: Interactions between marine organisms and their physical environments Week 2 Ecological dynamics of planktonic populations 1/12 LECTURE 3: Ecology of marine primary producers 1/12 LAB 2: Phytoplankton growth and survival: Diatoms and dinoflagellates (lab guide) 1/12 RESEARCH PROJECTS ASSIGNED 1/14 LECTURE 4: Microbial life in marine environments Week 3 Ecological dynamics of benthic populations 1/19 LECTURE: Holiday 1/19 LAB: Holiday 1/21 LECTURE 5: Spatial discontinuities in species distributions Week 4 Form, function and feeding 1/26 LECTURE 6: Suspension feeding in benthic invertebrates 1/26 LAB 3: Mechanisms and impacts of suspension feeding in marine invertebrates (lab guide) 1/26 PROJECT PROPOSALS DUE 1/28 LECTURE 7: Background: Friday Harbor Labs field trip 1/28 PROJECT PROPOSALS RETURNED 1/31 – 2/1 FRIDAY HARBOR LABS FIELD TRIP Week 5 Life history and dispersal** 2/2 LECTURE 8: Diversity of reproductive and life history strategies 2/2 LAB 4: Friday Harbor Labs data analysis & synthesis (lab guide) 2/4 LECTURE 9: Locomotion and sensory ecology of planktonic organisms Week 6 Mechanisms structuring benthic communities 2/9 LECTURE 10: Larval dispersal and settlement 2/9 LAB 5: Settlement and recruitment in benthic habitats (lab guide) 2/11 LECTURE 11: Post-settlement processes: competition, predation, disturbance & disease Week 7 Spatial structure in the sea 2/16 LECTURE: Holiday 2/16 LAB: Holiday 2/18 LECTURE 12: Horizontal and vertical structure in pelagic communities 2/18 PAPER #1 DUE Week 8 Evolutionary dynamics in marine populations 2/23 LECTURE 13: Speciation mechanisms and evolution 2/23 LAB 6: Computer lab: Morphology and mechanics of larval swimming (lab guide) 2/25 LECTURE 14: Guest lecture Week 9 Stability and change in marine populations 3/1 LECTURE 15: Dynamics and conservation of marine populations 3/1 LAB 7: Computer lab: Dynamics of marine populations in time and space 3/3 LECTURE 16: Student conferences on papers 3/4 ALTERNATIVE REPORTS DUE *(for students not participating in field trip)* Week 10 Summary presentations 3/9 LECTURE: Student presentations 3/9 LAB: Student presentations 3/11 LECTURE 17: Summary and synthesis: Structure and function in the big picture Week 11 Exam week 3/15 PAPER #2 DUE <-- RETURN TO TOP Comments: ** Students not participating in the field trip must complete a 4-page research paper on an approved topic.
Last Updated: 12/30/03	Contact the instructor at: random@u.washington.edu