Textbooks 

PRIMARY COURSE TEXTBOOKS ON RESERVE:
Alongi, D.M.  1997.  Coastal Ecosystem Processes.  CRC Press, Boca Raton.  ISBN 0-8493-8426-5

Mann, K.H. and J.R.N. Lazier.  2006.  Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems.  3rd Edition.  Blackwell Science, Boston.  ISNB 1-4051-1118-6

Miller, C.B.  2004.  Biological Oceanography.  Blackwell Science, Ltd., Boston.  ISBN 0-632-05536-7

ALSO ON RESERVE:
Mann, K.H. and J.R.N. Lazier.  1996.  Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems.  Biological Physical Interactions in the Oceans.  2nd Edition.  Blackwell Science, Boston.  ISBN 0-86542-539-6

Mann, K.H.  Ecology of Coastal Waters.  2000.  With Implications for Management.  2nd Edition.  Blackwell Science, Boston.  ISBN 0-86542-550-7

Course Description

M-W 9:00 - 10:30 AM, Friday 9-10 AM
(4 contact hours/week)

Video Conference Room ACES 3.336

The purpose of this class is to provide a graduate level introduction to Biological Oceanography, Coastal Oceanography and Physical Oceanography for students planning on research in Biological and Chemical aspects of Marine Science. The first half of the course will concentrate on coastal processes (Dunton) and the second half will focus on open ocean processes (Buskey). The class format will generally include 3 hours of lecture and one hour of discussion every week. Each student will be responsible for leading two discussion sections. For each discussion section the student will compile a reference list of research articles on an assigned topic and choose one paper approved by the instructor for the class to read and discuss. The student will provide a brief review (no more than a page) that summarizes the research topic and the significance of the paper with respect to existing knowledge on the subject. Broad critical thinking is encouraged!

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