Upper-Division

Techniques for measurement of bacterial growth and metabolism, study of bacterial transformations in biogeochemical cycles, isolation of marine bacteria, and use of molecular biology to study environmental microbiology. Independent projects and field trips included. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 218L. Concurrent enrollment in course 118 or 218 is required. One laboratory course in chemistry or biology is recommended.

This course will provide a laboratory and discussion component to course 130. Topics to be covered are chosen to demonstrate practical applications of the material learned in the lectures.

Discussion of selected topics in animal ecology of the open sea: zooplankton production, variability of pelagic populations, food webs, deep-sea pelagic and benthic ecology, fisheries oceanography, and human effects on the open ocean biota. Students cannot receive credit for this course and OCEA 242 or BIOE 267.

A laboratory class designed for training students in selected techniques used for studying animal plankton, including laboratory experiments on zooplankton behavior and estimation of planktonic population sizes in Monterey Bay.

Review of morphology, systematics, and natural history of major marine planktonic taxa and evaluation of local plankton forms. Two lecture/lab sessions of three and one-half hours each, and two field trips during the quarter.

Two lab meetings weekly. Concerned primarily with evaluation of local plankton forms.

Introduction to marine policy, its historical, legal, and socio-political foundations, and recent watershed events in state and federal policy. Explores implications through case studies of topics such as fishery management and marine-protected areas. Formerly course 80C.