BIOL 336 COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE – FALL 2008
Instructor: Seth Schulberg
CLASS ROOM: KELL 1107
Phone 760-505-5640
CLASS MEETS: Tu/Th 1:00 -2:15 & 2:30 – 3:45
E-MAIL: schulber@csusm.edu
OFFICE: SCI II Room 115
WebCT6: http://lynx.csusm.edu/courses/directory/directory.asp
OFFICE HRS.: Tu: 1200-1245 Th: 3:45 - 4:30
Text Books: Marine Biology – Castro and Huber (C&H) Seventh Edition and Wetlands of San Diego County
TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE WITH ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES
DATE
8/26
Introduction, Scientific Method Vs. Informed Decision Making (Ch1)
8/28
Origin, Structure & Geological Provinces of the Ocean Basins (Ch2)
9/2
Chemical & Physical Properties of Seawater (Ch3)
TEXT ASSIGNMENT
6th ed. Pages 10 - 20
7th ed. Pages 7-17
6th ed. Pages 22-42
7th ed. Pages 20-38
6th ed. 44-61
7th ed. Pages 43-54
9/4
Motion in the Ocean Waves, Tides and Upwelling (Ch3)
6th ed. 61-68
7th ed. Pages 55-62
9/9
Littoral Transport, Beaches, Bluffs and Erosion
Environmental Assessment Part 1 Assigned: State Road 241 Project Description, Handout and online
Environmental Setting, and List of Environmental Impacts
9/11
Challenges of Life in the Ocean (salinity, temperature, surface to volume ration and
reproduction). (Ch4)
6th edition 77 – 93
7th ed. Pages 71-78
Fundamentals of Biology, fuels,& cellular respiration.
Cells, organelles and levels of organization. (Ch4)
Organisms and diversity of life in the sea: taxonomy, domains & kingdoms
Bacteria and Archaea (Ch4)
Environmental Assessment Part 1 Due
Unicellular algae or phytoplankton and unicellular protozoans. (Ch5) Multi-cellular
algae, fungi, flowering plants = sea grasses and salt-marsh plants.
(Ch5)
6th ed. 70 – 77
7th ed. Pages 66-71
9/25
Invertebrates: Poriferans = sponges, Cnidarians = hydroids, jellyfish, corals and
anemones.(Ch7)
Annotated Bibliography for Research Paper Assigned
6th ed. 120 – 127
7th ed. Pages 116-122
9/30
EXAM # 1 Oceans, Tides, Waves, Beach Processes, Challenges of life, Marine
Habitat types, fundamental of biology, taxonomy, bacteria and Archaea.
10/2
Invertebrates: Worms, Mollusks, & Arthropods (Ch7)
6th ed. 127 - 143
7th ed. Pages 123-140
10/7
Invertebrates: Echinoderms & Chordates (Ch7) Environmental Assessment Part 2
Assigned:
Environmental Assessment Part II Assigned – Impact Assessment
6th ed. 144 – 153
7th ed. Pages 142-147
10/9
Marine Fishes - Physiology: shape, coloration, locomotion, feeding, & respiration
(Ch8)
6th ed. 155 – 165
7th ed. Pages 158-164
10/14
Marine Fishes - Behavior: territoriality, schooling, migration & reproduction. (Ch 8)
(Annotated Bibliography Due)
6th 165 –178
7th ed. Pages 167-175
10/16
Marine reptiles, birds and mammals (Ch9)
10/21
Marine mammals and fisheries management (Ch9)
9/16
9/18
9/23
TOPIC/EVENT/ASSIGNMENT
6th ed. 93 – 100
7th ed. Pages 78-83
6th ed. 100 – 116
7th ed. Pages 93-100
102-107, 110-112
6th ed. 180 – 200
7th ed. Pages 179-196
6th ed. 200 –212
7th ed. Pages 196 - 209
10/23
Ecological Principals (Community structure, population growth, species interaction,
trophic structure & energy flow. Ch 10.
Environmental Assessment Part II Due
10/28
EXAM # 2 Marine Life from algae through invertebrates through fishes.
10/30
Ecological Principals (Community structure, population growth, species interaction,
trophic structure & energy flow. Ch 10.
6th ed. 215 – 234
7th ed. Pages 211 - 230
11/4
Marine Habitat - Life between the tides - hard bottom. Biological Zonation and
adaptation to life in the coastal zone (Ch11)
(Wetland FTX Assigned)
6th ed. 235 –244
7th ed. Pages 242-250
11/6
Marine Habitat - Life between the tides – soft bottom Ch. 11
6th ed. 244 – 258
7th ed. Pages 250-263
11/13
Estuaries & lagoons – their physical & biological characteristics (Ch12)
6th ed. 259 – 276
7th ed. Pages 265 - 281
Wetlands of SD County
11/18
Resources from the sea and fisheries management. (Ch17)
Fish Sheet Assigned
6th ed. 377 – 420
7th ed. Pages 379-401
Handout
11/20
Fisheries Management: Regional Planning Process, MMPAs and the government
agencies involved.
Env. Assess. Part lll: Discussion of State Route 241 at San Onofre
6th ed. 377 – 420
7th ed. Pages 379-401
Handout
11/25
The impact of humans on the marine environment and resource protection
legislation acts: CZMA, NEPA, CEQA, MMPA & the CA Coastal Act (Ch18)
Env. Assess. Part lll: Discussion of State Route 241 at San Onofre
6th ed. 402 – 422
7th ed. Pages 402 - 420
12/2
The impact of humans on the marine environment and resource protection
legislation acts: CZMA, NEPA, CEQA, MMPA & the CA Coastal Act (Ch18)
Wetland FTX Due
6th ed. 402 – 422
7th ed. Pages 402 - 420
12/4
Loose Ends and Review
Fish Sheet Due
Research Paper Due
Final Exam
12/11
12/9
6th ed. 215 – 234
7th ed. Pages 211 - 230
1:45 – 3:45
1:45 – 3:45
Section 1
Section 2
FIELDTRIPS:
1. 9/13 & 14 (Sat.Sun) South Carlsbad State Beach - Beaches, Bluffs and Erosion
2. 11/22 & 23 (Sat/Sun) Batiquitos Lagoon for Wetland FTX
REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS & EXAMS
Date Due 1
Item
Random
Quizzes and in-class writing (5 worth 10 points each)
50 points or 5%
9/18
Env. Assessment Part I – Project description, Env. setting
and list of potential impacts associated with State Rd. 241
50 points or 6%
9/30
Exam 1 Ocean Basins, plate tectonics, waves, littoral transport,
challenges of life, taxonomy, bacteria and Archaea.
100 points or 12%
Percent of Fin. Grade
10/14
11/20
Annotated Bibliography on research paper topic due. Fifteen
100 points or 12%
references in CBE style. (4 newspaper, 5 popular science magazines
and 6 peer review journals or govt. reports
50 points or 6%
Env. Assessment Part II – Summary of potential impacts and
discussion of significance and potential mitigation
Exam 2 Marine life flowering plants, invertebrates, fish and marine 100 points or 12%
mammals
50 points or 5%
Env. Assessment Part III – Class discussion and debate
12/2
regarding State Road 241 and associated env. Impacts.
Wetland Field Training Exercise
100 points or 12%
12/4
Research Paper (5 pages double spaced)
100 points or12 %
12/4
Fish Sheet
50 points or 6%
10/23
10/28
12/11 Sec 01 Exam 3 Ecological principals, fisheries & environmental
12/9 Sec 02 regulations.
100 points or 12%
850 points or 100%
1.
All assignments are due at 1:00 am or 2:30 PM depending on the section you are in. After that, the assignment is considered
late. Late assignments will reduced 5% for each day late, unless accompanied with medical or other sufficient justification.
ALL assignments must be turned in to receive a passing grade. Typically, no make-up exams will be given, although the
teacher may use his discretion.
ACADEMIC HONESTY & CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE:
Any evidence of cheating or plagiarism (defined as presenting words or ideas of others as your own) will result in
zero points being awarded for that assignment and a failing grade for the course. If you work as a team, please
identify all team members on each members individual submittal. Please come to class on time. You are
responsible for all information discussed in class. Please do not talk while another person is speaking, it disturbs
others around you. Please do not sleep during class.
GRADES:
The guaranteed course grading scale is 90-93% = A-, 93- 100% = A, 80-82% = B-, 83 – 87% = B, 88 - 89% = B+,
70-72% = C- 73-77% = C, 78-79% = C+ 60-62% = D-. 63-67% = D, 68-69% = D+, below 60% = F. I may curve
grades to fit this distribution. I have no predetermined grade frequency distribution: I can give all A's as easily as
all F's or any combination in between. Students are not in competition with each other.