This course is appropriate for the student who will major in Ocean Studies. Laboratory emphasis is on a survey of marine organisms and habitats through study of the flora and fauna of the Gulf of Maine. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. A study of the interactions of organisms with each other and with their abiotic environment. Topics include environmental factors, population ecology, community ecology and ecosystem energetics.
Emphasis is on illustration of basic principles using the local marine ecosystem.
3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4. The minerals and sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks that make up the earth are examined. Processes internal to the earth such as earthquakes, and effects of these processes, such as faulting and folding are also examined. Presents the role of plate tectonics in shaping the oceans and the role of biology and chemistry in sedimentation. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4.