Biology 121: Course Outline and Reading
6th Edition of Text (note: pages correspond to page number NOT in black circle)
Pages correspond to page number beneath the circled number
Text: Marine Biology by Castro and Huber
Reading List for 5th Edition of Text (older)

PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY  
Geography and geomorphology Ch 2 (readings dispersed)
Properties of Seawater, Salinity Ch 3 (readings dispersed)
Biogeochemical cycles Ch 10:223-225; Ch 15 (readings dispersed)
Ocean currents Ch 3:56-58
Oceanic Environmental Zones & Distribution
of Life in the Oceans
Ch 10:223-224; Ch 13: 281-285; Ch 15&16 (readings dispersed);
MARINE LIFE  
Evolution, Phylogeny & Taxonomy Ch 4:84-89
SURVEY OF MARINE GROUPS  
Bacteria and Cyanobacteria Ch 5:94-99
Phytoplankton Ch 3:52; Ch 5:100-103
Macroalgae Ch 6:108-116
Protozoa Ch 5:103-105
Porifera Ch 7: 120-123
Cnidaria Ch 7:123-126
End of material for Exam I  
Mollusca Ch 7: 131-137
Annelida Ch 7: 129-130
Arthropoda Ch 7: 137-142
Echinodermata Ch 7: 144-147
Tunicates Ch 7: 148-149
Fishes Ch 8 (reading dispersed)
End of material for Exam II  
Marine Mammals Ch 9: 187-211
GENERAL ECOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
& MARINE COMMUNITIES
 
Ecosystems, Productivity, Trophic Structures and Food Webs Ch 10: 214-229
Tides Ch 3: 65-67
Rocky Intertidal Zone Ch 11: 236-252
Deep Sea Ch 16 (readings dispersed)
Hydrothermal Vents Ch 16: 373-374
Kelp Forests Ch 13: 290-295
Soft Bottoms - Deep Benthos Ch 13: 277-288
Soft Bottoms - Shallow and Intertidal Zone Ch 11:252-257
Coral Reefs Ch 14 (readings dispersed)
Estuaries Ch 12 (readings dispersed)
HUMAN INFLUENCE ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT  
Fisheries and Fisheries Management Ch 17: 372-392
Other Human Impacts Ch 18 (readings dispersed)
Marine Products Ch 17: 392-394
End of material for Exam III