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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Two lecture and three laboratory hours weekly.) Besides making Marin a desirable place in which to live and travel, its nonurbanized park and open space areas carry with them a great responsibility: preservation and enhancement of their best qualities for present and future generations. Fulfilling this responsibility is a continuing process that began years ago and now involves a diverse mix of philosophical, legislative, biological, sociological and logistical challenges. The course includes essential background material, interviews with current management personnel, and field visits to parkland and open space areas of special interest. (CSU)
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(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Can be taken for credit as Biology 145 or Geology 145. Credit will be awarded for only one course. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course explores some of the most pressing issues facing our society today. It enables students to investigate and understand the controversies surrounding current and future technologies, and helps them make rational decisions when faced with situations in their own lives and at the voting booth. The approach is an interdisciplinary one, combining basic science, applied research, ethics, and decision making processes. Topics include scientific fraud, recombinant DNA technologies, the human genome project, energy and land use, and toxic waste. This course is appropriate for both science and nonscience majors. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Advisory: Biology 110. Two lecture and three laboratory hours weekly.) This course examines problems and solutions affecting the past, present and future of agriculture, the chief method of securing food from the environment and the basis of human civilization. Patterns of care and use of the major classes of agricultural resources will be surveyed, including domestication and genetic improvement of edible plants and animals, maintenance of soil fertility through manipulation of humus and individual plant nutrients, suppression of pests through chemical, biological and cultural techniques, and attempts to maximize efficiency in utilization of land, water, energy, labor, and capital. Effects of changes in demographics and socioeconomic conditions of producers and consumers of agricultural products will be discussed. Evolution and integration of production methods will be emphasized, through site specific examples of functioning agricultural systems in Marin County, the rest of California, and the world. Special attention will be paid to the concept of sustainability and to the current debate between defenders of modern industrial agriculture and proponents of its alternatives, such as biodynamic, organic, and low input agriculture. Includes field trips to selected agricultural areas of interest in Northern and Central California. (CSU/UC)
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Two lecture and three laboratory hours weekly.) This course focuses on one of Marin County's most significant human activities in terms of use of land and other natural resources, preservation of a valuable way of life, generation of economic benefits and formation of the unique character of the local environment. The course examines agricultural challenges and accomplishments by production systems and locality. It offers general overview, historical background and explanation of important biological, social and economic processes, as well as contemporary insights provided by those currently involved in the Marin County agricultural scene. Systems studied may include beef and dairy, poultry, shellfish, flowers, fruits and vegetables, from planning and production through marketing and consumption, in both East and West Marin. Includes field trips to notable local farms. (CSU)
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(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Two lecture and three laboratory hours weekly.) A field and hands-on laboratory course on the natural history and ecology of both living and nonliving components of freshwater environments. This course is designed to give the student practical experience in the identification and interrelationships of local plant and animal species found in freshwater ecosystems. Biology majors gain field experience in interpreting basic concepts in ecology, biotic zonation, and survival through adaptation and natural selection. (CSU) AA/AS Area A
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. May be taken as Bioogy 160 or Environmental Landscaing 160. Credit will be awarded for only one course. Two and one-half lecture and one and one-half laboratory hours weekly.) This class explores how soil forms and develops, its physical and biological components, and their interrelationships. Topics include: the historical review of soil/human interactions, soil formation from parent material, classification, physical properties such as texture and structure, life forms found in the soil and their interrelationships, relationships between soil properties and soil's ability to support plant growth, and approaches to use soil in a sustainable manner. (CSU/UC) CSU Area B-1, IGETC Area 5A
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Two lecture and three laboratory hours weekly.) Introduction to the identification procedures, systematics, ecology, and natural history of bryophytes and vascular plants. Emphasis is on the identification and natural history of local plants native to Marin's 14 plant communities. Laboratory investigations include hands-on analysis of vascular plant parts useful for identification purposes. Field explorations are used in understanding the ecology of local plant communities. (CSU)
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Advisory: Biology 110. Two lecture and three laboratory hours weekly.) Introduction to the ecology of organisms in their environment. Emphasis is on the ecology of global, regional and local environmental sustainability. Field explorations are used in understanding ecological concepts in relation to Marin's biotic communities. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area A, CSU Area B-2 or B-3, IGETC Area 5B
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Advisory: Biology 110. Two lecture and three laboratory hours weekly.) Special ecological study of the greater San Francisco Bay estuary system of rivers, Delta, sloughs/marshes, lower bays, and Tomales Bay/Bolinas Lagoon habitats. Dynamics of natural ecology and man's encroachment/pollution are studied. (CSU)
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5.00 Credits
(5.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Advisory: Biology 110. Two lecture and three laboratory hours weekly.) Introduction to the natural history, ecology, and behavior of mammals. Emphasis is on the natural history of California mammals, techniques in studying mammals, tracking, and interpretation of mammal sign. Laboratory investigations include hands-on analysis of mammal anatomy and physiology. Field explorations are used in understanding mammalogy concepts in relation to their survival strategies. (CSU)
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