• 1) INSTRUCTORS:
  • Rich Palmer, Keith Jackson

• 2) PRE-REQUISITES:
  • Biol 208 (Ecology and Environment) or Zool 250 (Survey of Invertebrates; may take Z250 as co-requisite)

• 3) TEXTBOOK & READINGS:

  • superb text (10th ed); copy is on reserve (GC16 T53 2004)
  • some reading required (see lecture outline)
  • only need to know terms from lectures

• 4) COURSE WEBSITE:

  • http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/courses.hp/biol361/B361.html
  • contains: supplementary material, lecture outlines, sample exam questions, reminders, links to additional information

• 5) EXAMS / MARKS:

  • 1 midterm (40%), 1 final (60% cumulative)
  • exam format: multiple choice (50%), terms (40%), short answer (10%)
  • NO deferred midterm exam (mark based on remaining exam)
  • penalties for cheating

• 6) BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE:

  • additional courses on marine biology (see http://bms.bc.ca)
  • owned & operated by UA, UCalgary, UBC, UVic, SFU
    • a) full suite of summer courses
    • b) new fall program

  • signup sheet for alternates for Bamfield field trip over Reading Week (full details of trip are here)

• 7) GOALS OF COURSE:

  • introduce oceanography (seawater, wind, waves, currents, tides)
  • survey major marine communities and inhabitants
  • basic ecological principles relevant to marine communities
  • human interactions with the marine environment
  • to provide a background for Bamfield courses

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