Syllabus for Marine Ecology (Biology 433)
Topic
Mon Apr 8
Primary production
Wed Apr 10
Energy flow and nutrient cycling
Mon Apr 15
Secondary production
Wed Apr 17
GUEST LECTURE: Studies of marine
bird behavior (Dr. Tom Good, NOAA)
Life cycles
Mon Apr 22
Wed Apr 24
Sat Apr 27
Mon Apr 29
Wed May1
Mon May 6
Wed May 8
10-12 May
Mon May 13
Wed May 15
Mon May 20
Wed May 22
24-26 May
Mon May 27
Wed May 29
Mon Jun 3
Wed Jun 6
GUEST LECTURE: Experimental
studies of interactions (Dr. R.T. Paine)
Salt Creek Recr Area
Stable isotopes in food webs
STUDENT SHORT TALK
Leander – will rising CO2 help marine
plants?
Chris – how does chemoautotrophy
work at hydrothermal vents?
Andrew - What are key traits for
identifying different molluscs?
Erin – key traits for worms?
Ashlyn - What are seasonal patterns for
mollusc reproduction?
Nicole M - Are orcas keystones?
Ronni – Are jellyfish blooms
increasing?
Interactions influencing species
Jonathan - How will food webs respond
coexistence
to kelp forest harvesting?
Nicole – why diel migration?
Biodiversity
Francis - What are Reynolds numbers,
and how do they vary across species?
Stephanie – resource acquisition
strategies at hydrothermal vents?
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Kelsey - How is AMBI used to assess
benthic ecosystem health?
Willapa part 1
Disturbance
Katie Kr – can anthropogenic
disturbance increase diversity?
An- what causes coastal hypoxia?
Ecosystem engineering
Blue Carbon (Ocean acidification)
Shantel – field evidence of corals
harmed by OA?
Mikhiel – upwelling on the increase?
Recruitment (MSY)
Will - What happens on whale falls?
Max - Are whales recovering following
treaties?
Willapa part 2
Holiday
Biological invasions
Kate Ku – Do invasions cause marine
Field notebook QUIZ
extinctions?
Marine protected areas (direct and
Brendan – Do MPAs harm some
indirect effects)
species?
Threats and indicators for Puget Sound
Siri - Will corals grow fast enough to
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outpace SLR?
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Wed June 12
Final Term Paper DUE
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