PLANNED SCHEDULE, FALL 2007 (subject to change)

MON DAY TOPIC TEXT  
AUG 23
 Course intro; intro to Marine Biology
 
  28 Physical and chemical features of the ocean 1, 2
 

30
 Physical and chemical features cont'd  3  
 SEP 4
 Marine organism overview; Microbes
5
  

6
 Producers 6
  

11 Inverts 1
 7  
  13 Inverts 2
 7
  
  18
 Nekton - fishes 8
  

20
 Nekton - Birds and reptiles
 9
  
  25
 Nekton - marine mammals 9
  
  27
 EXAMINATION #1      
OCT 2
 Marine ecosystems
 10
 
  4
 Intertidal ecology
 11  

9
 Estuaries 12  
  11
 Continental shelf
 13  
  16 Coral reefs
 14  

18
 FALL BREAK - NO CLASSES      
  23
 Epipelagic 15
  
  25 Midwater and Bathybenthic communities 16  

30
 EXAMINATION #2
 
 NOV 1
 Puget Sound in focus      

6
 Resources from the sea 17
  8
 Impact of humans 18  
  13
 Ocean and human affairs 19
  

15 Discussion of ocean management

21
 EXAMINATION #3
   
  22
 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY - NO CLASSES
 
  27 Student oral presentations (1-4)
 

29
 Student oral presentations (5-8)
 
 DEC 4
 Student oral presentations (9-12)
  

6
 Student oral presentations (13-16)
  
Tues 11
 FINAL PAPERS due in my email inbox
    
 
SOME OTHER IMPORTANT DATES  
AUG 27 Email Dr. Murray from Bearmail -->james.murray@mac.com
SEP 13 Exercise #1 - Marine Labs due  
OCT 4
 Exercise #2 - Final Literature search due
  
OCT 23
 Exercise #3 - Jobs in marine biology due
NOV 15
 Exercise #4 - Policy Statements due
NOV 27 Optional Book report due
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