BIOL 381 - Natural History of the Chesapeake Bay

Institution:

Washington Adventist University

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Description:

This course focuses below the fall line of coastal regions of the Chesapeake Bay. It considers the major non-biotic factors of the bay including geology, salinity gradients, tides and circulation, as well as major habitats of the bay, including plant and animal species typical of each habitat. It also considers the economic and political issues that help determine present and future uses of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and its biota. Three lectures per week and seven (8-hour) Sunday laboratory field trips. (Fall Semester, odd years)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wau.edu

Phone Number:

(301) 891-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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