Biology 210
Marine Biology
Fall 2003
Wellesley College
MARINE BIOLOGY
BIO 210 Fall 2003
GENERAL INFORMATION
STAFF:
Professor: Marianne V. Moore (Rm. 394, X3098)
Office Hours: Mon 11:30 - 12:30 pm
Tues 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Laboratory Instructor: Dr. Simone Helluy
Laboratory Assistant: Jakobina Arch
TEXTS:
Nybakken, J.W. 2001. Marine Biology: An Ecological Approach, 5th Edition.
Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, Reading, MA. 481 p.
Gosner,K.L. 1978. A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore. Houghton Mifflin,
Boston. 329 p.
Reserve readings and videotapes will be on reserve in the Science Library (see
attached list)
LECTURES:
Tues and Fri 11:10 - 12:20 am in Rm. 364 Science Center
LABORATORIES:
Labs will occur in Rm 161 unless otherwise indicated (see attached lab
schedule) on Thursdays (1:00 – 4:30 pm) & Fridays from (1:15 – 5:15 pm). Lab
work consists of plant and animal identification, dissections, and field trips with
sample collection and enumeration, data analysis, interpretation, and discussion.
NOTE: One weekend field trip is scheduled. This trip will occur on Saturday
September 20 (Thurs & Fri lab sections together).
Biology 210
Marine Biology
Fall 2003
Wellesley College
EXAMINATIONS AND GRADING:
Grades will be based on a midterm (25%) and final exam (25%), a research
paper
(20%) and oral presentation (5%), a lab practical (15%), and lab
questions (10%).
Biology 210
Marine Biology
Fall 2003
Wellesley College
LECTURE SCHEDULE
WEEK DATE
LECTURE TOPIC
READING
(Nybakken)
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1
Sep 2
Oceanography I: properties of water &
seawater; nutrients & dissolved gases
p. 1-10 &
RR
1
Sep 5
Oceanography II: zonation & geomorphology
temperature and thermal stratification
p. 10-34 &
RR
2
Sep 9
Oceanography III: water movements;
larval ecology
p. 10-34 &
video (see
options)
2
Sep 12
Plankton I: Phytoplankton--diversity;
growth and production; nuisance algal
blooms
p. 38-70 &
RR
3
Sep 16
Plankton II: Zooplankton--diversity;
grazing; vertical migration, patchiness
p. 70-89,
RR
3
Sep 19
Plankton III: Picoplankton--diversity;
the microbial loop & the new pelagic
foodweb
p. 82-89,
RR, &
slides
4
Sep 23
Nekton I: cetaceans; morphology, sound
production, social behavior, migrations
& movements
Chap. 3, RR
& video
('Whales')
4
Sep 26
Nekton II: bony fishes, sharks and rays,
foraging behavior and population biology
of sharks
Chap. 3, RR
5
Sept 30
Deep-Sea Biology I: salient habitat
features; adaptations of benthic &
midwater organisms
Chap. 4 & RR
5
Oct 3
Deep-Sea Biology II: Benthic biodiversity;
maintenance of species diversity
Chap. 4 &
video
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Marine Biology
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6
Oct 7
Deep-Sea Biology III: chemosynthetic
communities at hydrothermal vents &
hydrocarbon seeps; organism dispersal.
Chap. 4 & RR
6
Oct 10
MIDTERM EXAM
7
Oct 14
NO CLASS - Fall Break
7
Oct 17
Intertidal ecology I: rocky shores;
environmental conditions; zonation;
keystone species and effects.
p. 236-276
& RR
8
Oct 21
Intertidal ecology II: sandy and
muddy bottom communities
p. 276-300
& Chap. 7 &
video
8
Oct 24
Estuaries and Salt Marshes: physical
characteristics; biota; estuarine
processes, productivity, and threat
of eutrophication
Chap. 8 &
RR (two
articles)
9
Oct 28
Guest Lecture: “Management of Coastal
Marine Communities and Impacts of Invading
Species”, Dr. Megan Tyrrell, Fellow, Coastal
Services Center of the Massachusetts Office
of Coastal Zone Management
p. 485-486
9
Oct 31
Shallow-water subtidal I: kelp
& seagrass communities;
biological interaction and community
structure
p. 179-218,
RR
10
Nov 4
NO CLASS - Tanner Conference
10
Nov 7
NO CLASS - Dr. Moore is out-of-town
p. 370-400 &
Chap 10 &
video
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Marine Biology
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11
Nov 11
Coral Reef Communities I: limiting
factors; reef zonation; coral foraging
modes, interactions, & productivity
p. 370-400
& RR
11
Nov 14
Coral Reef Communities II: hypotheses
for fish diversity; importance of herbivory
p. 400-416
12
Nov 18
Fisheries I: commercial species; fishery
techniques; harvesting theory
p. 458-474
12
Nov 21
Fisheries II: fisheries management; causes
of stock collapse; fisheries restoration
p. 458-474
13
Nov 25
Mariculture: commercial species;
mariculture techniques; environmental
impacts
p. 474-476
14
Dec 2
Protecting Marine Biodiversity: Threats
p. 476-489
(nutrients, toxins, oil, exotic species);
& RR
protection strategies (marine reserves)
FIRST DRAFT - RESEARCH PAPER DUE IN LECTURE
14
Dec 5
Student presentations
PEER REVIEWS DUE IN LECTURE
15
Dec 9
Student presentations
15
Dec 9
FINAL DRAFT OF RESEARCH PAPER DUE @ 5:00 pm
NOTE: RR = Reserve Reading at main desk in Science Library or on E-reserve. See
list on next page.
Biology 210
Marine Biology
Fall 2003
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RESERVE READINGS & VIDEOS
Week
Date
Title
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1
Sept 2-5
"Biogeochemistry I: Solutes in the oceans"
(Colinvaux 1986)
Ecology chapters from an Introductory Biology
text (e.g. Chapters 53 & 54 from Campbell & Reece, 2002.
Biology )
2
Sept 9-12
--video from Atlantic Realm series
focusing on organisms of the photic zone
OR
-video featuring zooplankton
encountered by a young loggerhead turtle during its
crossing of the Atlantic.
2
Sept 14
"Red tides" (Anderson 1994)
3
Sept 16
"The iron man's revenge" (Kunzig 1994)
3
Sept 19
"A world apart" (Wray 2001)
Zooplankton images--view on course conference
4
Sept 23
“Measuring success in conservation” (Geber et al. 2000)"
-- video highlighting whales and their
changing relationship with humans; rare footage showing
mating behavior of endangered right whales.
4
Sept 26
5 Sept 30 – Oct 3
"The great white’s ways" (Glenn 1999)
“Transparent animals” (Johnsen 2000)
--video from Atlantic Realm series featuring
animals of the deep sea. Contains footage of marine animals
never before seen alive!
6
Oct 7
"Hydrothermal-vent communities of the deep sea"
(Tunnicliffe 1992)
Biology 210
Marine Biology
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Biology 210
Marine Biology
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Reserve Readings (Cont)
Week
Date
Title
______________________________________________________________________________
7
Oct 17
"Give me your shelled, your clawed" (Vermeij 1994)
8
Oct 21
--video from David
Attenborough's Living Planet series. Excellent introduction
to estuarine, sandy and rocky intertidal, and mangrove
communities
8
Oct 24
"The ecology of a New England salt marsh"
(Bertness, 1992)
"Bringing back the Chesapeake" (Boyle 1999)
9
Oct 31
“Turbulent world of moss animals” (Reed 1991)
10
Nov 4-7
—NOVA video presenting an excellent
introduction to the major organisms of the coral reef and their
diel activity patterns. Rare footage of coral reproduction.
11
Nov 11-14
“Climate change, human impacts, and the resilience of
coral reefs” (Hughes et al. 2003)
12
Nov 18-21
"A tale of two fisheries" (Tierney 2000)
“Historical overfishing and the recent collapse of coastal
ecosystems” (Jackson, et al. 2001)
13 – 15 Nov 25 –Dec 9
No readings (Work on research paper, oral presentation)
Reference List for above Reserve Readings
Anderson, D.M. 1994. Red tides. Scientific American 271:62-68.
Bertness, M.D. 1992. The ecology of a New England salt marsh. American Scientist
80: 260-268.
Boyle, R.H. 1999. Bringing back the Chesapeake. Audubon 99 (Mar – Apr):46-53.
Colinvaux, P. 1986. Chapter 18: Biogeochemistry I: Solutes in the oceans. Ecology.
Wiley, New York.
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Geber, L.R., D.P. DeMaster and S.P. Roberts. 2000. Measuring success in
conservation. American Scientist 88:316-324.
Hughes, T.P., A.H. Baird, D.R. Bellwood, M.Card, S.R. Connolly, C. Folke, R. Grosberg,
O. Hoegh-Guldberg, J.B.C. Jackson, J. Kleyp0as, J.M. Lough, P. Marshall, M.
Nystrom, S.R. Palumbi, J.M. Pandolfi, B.Rosen, J. Roughgarden. 2003. Climate
change, human impacts, and the resilience of coral reefs. Science 301:929-933.
Jackson, J.B.C., M. X. Kirby, W. H. Berger, K. A. Bjorndal, L.W. Botsford, B.J. Bourque,
R.H. Bradbury, R.Cooke, J. Erlandson, J.A. Estes, T.P. Hughes, S. Kidwell, C. B.
Lange, H. S. Lenihan, J.M. Pandolfi, C.H. Peterson, R.S. Steneck, M. J. Tegner,
and R.R. Warner. 2001. Historical overfishing and the recent collapse of coastal
ecosystems. Science 293:629-638.
Johnsen, S. 2000. Transparent animals. Scientific American 282:80-89.
Kunzig, R. 1994. The iron man's revenge. Discover 15:32-35.
Martin, Glen. 1999. The great white’s ways. Discover 20:54-61
Reed, C.G. 1991. Turbulent world of moss animals. Natural History 4/1991:41-47.
Tierney, J. 2000. A tale of two fisheries. The New York Times Magazine. Aug 27, 2000:
38-43.
Tunnicliffe, V. 1992. Hydrothermal-vent communities of the deep sea. American
Scientist 80:336-349.
Vermeij, G.J. 1994. Give me your shelled, your clawed. Natural History 103:32-39.
Wray, G.A. 2001. A world apart. Natural History 110:52-63.
Biology 210
Marine Biology
Fall 2003
Wellesley College
LABORATORY SCHEDULE
DATE
TOPIC
LOCATION
11 & 12 Sept
Stratification of Lakes & Oceans
Field trip- Sampling on Lake Waban.
Wear clothes that can get wet!
Rm 161
L. Waban
18 & 19 Sept
Introduction to Library Resources
2:30-4:00 pm
Rm 161
20 Sept
SATURDAY
Intro to Oceanography
Field trip-Arrive @ UMass-Boston Harbor
at 8:30 a.m.!! Both Thurs & Fri lab sections
will go to sea together on this research cruise.
Return to Wellesley ~ 12:30-1 pm.
Boston
Harbor
25 & 26 Sept
Plankton
Rm 161
2 & 3 Oct
Fish Ecomorphology
Rm 161
9 & 10 Oct
Estuaries & Tidal Marshes
Field trip--meet in Rm 161 at 1:00 pm sharp!
Low tide at 18:07 pm (Thurs) and 18:46 pm (Fri)
Will return ~ 5:30-6:30 pm.
Plum Island
MA
(Estuary)
16 & 17 Oct
Intertidal Invertebrates
Independent Project Proposals
Rm 161
23 & 24 Oct
Rocky Intertidal Zonation
Field trip-meet in Rm 161 at 1:00 pm sharp!
Low tide at 16:07 pm (Thurs) and 16:56 pm (Fri)
Will return ~5-5:30 pm.
Nahant,
MA (Rocky
Seashore)
30 & 31 Oct
Molluscs and Echinoderms
Rm 161
6 & 7 Nov
Marine Arthropods
Rm 161
13 & 14 Nov
Lab Practical
Rm 161
20 & 21 Nov
Independent Project
Biology 210
Marine Biology
Fall 2003
Wellesley College
27 & 28 Nov
THANKSGIVING break; No lab!
4 & 5 Dec
Student Oral Presentations
Self-Scheduled:
New England Aquarium OR Whale Watch
Rm 161