MAR 401 - Marine Ecology

Institution:

Rider University

Subject:

Description:

4 credits Survey of environmental influences from the microstructure of skeletons to large-scale ecosystems. Correlation of invertebrate skeletal mineralogy and shape with environmental parameters. Reconstruction of population dynamics from organismal size-frequency data. Acclimation to abiotic limiting factors, and their influence on species distribution, growth, and reproduction. Evaluation of mutualistic, competitive and predatory interactions between species. Community structure and succession in rocky intertidal-subtidal, salt marsh, beach, mudflat, estuarine, shelfal and reefal habitats. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisites: BIO-272, BIO-272L or permission of instructor.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rider.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 896-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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