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3.00 Credits
General survey of marine flora and fauna of tropical marine ecosystems. Inhabitants and communities of the sandy shore, rocky shore, seagrass meadows, mangrove shoreline, coral and artificial reefs are collected, identified, maintained. Life histories of representatives are presented. Concepts of island biology and geology such as shore zonation local reef formation and the geological history of the lagoon are also discussed. The 10 day course involves 90 contact hours and approximately 40 hours of formal lectures. Grades are based on a laboratory practicum and written final exam. The course is given in its entirety at the University's field station at Bimini, Bahamas.
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3.00 Credits
Marine ecology with emphasis on tropical ecosystems and local habitats. Physical environmental and biotic adaptations, population, and community ecology are discussed. Field exercises in mangrove, sea grass, and coral reef ecosystems are also included.
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3.00 Credits
Coral reefs as integrated systems are examined from geological, ecological, and biological perspectives. The roles of global and local environmental fluctuations, physical disturbance, and biotic interactions in controlling reef formation and community structure is emphasized. The physiology of scleractinian corals and their algal symbionts is described and the prevalence of algal-invertebrate symbiosis on coral reefs related to nutrient cycling, productivity, and food webs on coral reefs.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the instrumentation and field techniques commonly used to characterize the structure and function of the three dominant ecosystems in the tropics and subtropics, i.e. coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves.
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3.00 Credits
History, methods, and current topics relevant to studies of marine primary production. Magnitude and fate of primary production in the sea is essential to understand secondary production, the success of Fisheries recruitment, and global climate.
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3.00 Credits
The objective of this interdisciplinary course is to provide students with introductory knowledge of the broad and relatively young field of Ocenas and Human health. The focus is the present, future, and potential effects of oceanic processes and aquatic organisms on human health, and vice versa. These diverse factors reflect the physical, chemical, biotic and social processes which require an integration of information and knowledge from the medical, marine and social sciences. The course covers harmful algal blooms, marine microbes, and global climate change as well as an overview of coastal impacts and remedies (e.g. drugs from the sea and marine models) through a series of coordinated lectures and case studies on human health, physical environment, and oceanographic processes. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor. Marine Biology and Fisher.
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3.00 Credits
Students will learn about experimental sampling concepts and designs, instrumentation, survey implementation and statistical methods to assess fishery-independent size-structured population abundance of exploited and non-target species.
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3.00 Credits
Students will learn conceptual aspects and estimation methods for the main population processes such as growth, survival, reproduction and feeding. There will be an emphasis on data requirements and statistical validation of the data and model fitting, such that students will develop an ability to integrate and summarize complex biological knowledge under a set of well defined protocols.
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2.00 Credits
Theory and applications of selected analytical techniques necessary to conduct quantitative research in marine biology (e.g., electrophoresis, metabolite assays, enzyme assays, radioisotope methodology). One hour lecture followed by three hour laboratory per week.
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3.00 Credits
Broad overview of concepts important for physiiology. Topics include discussions of genomes, molecular evolution and functional genetics (metabolism), cellbology and cell communication, and organismal -environmental interactions. Readings from the primary literature are included with an emphasis on seminal papers.
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