Biology 122: Course Outline and Reading

Spring 2007 (5^th Edition of Text)
YOU CAN USE THIS READING LIST IF YOU HAVE AN OLDER 5TH ED OF
THE PRIMUS (PAPERBACK) EDITION

PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

__ Geography and geomorphology Ch 2 ( readings dispersed)

__ Properties of water, salinity Ch 3 (readings dispersed)

__ Biogeochemical cycles Ch 10:220-222

__ Ocean currents Ch 3:50-55; Ch 15: 336-338

__ Oceanic environmental zones & Distribution of life in the oceans Ch 3: 50-51; Ch 10:216, 222-223; Ch 4: 68-69; Ch 15&16 (readings dispersed)

MARINE LIFE

__ Evolution, phylogeny, classification & taxonomy Ch 4: 80-84

SURVEY OF MARINE PHYLA (Also see Reish, Marine Life of Southern California)

__ Bacteria and cyanobacteria/blue‑green algae Ch 5: 87-90

__ Phytoplankton Ch 5: 93-97; Ch 15:311-312

__ Macro‑algae; flowering plants Ch 6: 102-111

__ Protozoa Ch 5: 98-99

__ Porifera Ch 7: 114-116

__ Cnidaria Ch 7: 116-120

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__ Mollusca Ch 7: 124-130

__ Annelida Ch 7: 122-124

__ Echinodermata Ch 7: 136-139

__ Arthropoda Ch 7: 130-134

__ Tunicates Ch 6: 141

__ Fishes Ch 8 (readings dispersed)

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__ Marine Mammals Ch 9: 178-200

GENERAL ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND MARINE COMMUNITIES

__ Ecosystems and productivity, ladders and food chains Ch 10: 206-209;214-219

__ Tides Ch 3: 56-61

__ Rocky Intertidal Zone Ch 11: 225-242

__ Deep Sea Ch 16 (readings dispersed)

__ Hydrothermal Vents Ch 16: 360-361; Ch 2:36-37

__ Kelp Forest Ch 13: 288-293

__ Soft Bottoms - Subtidal Ch 13:278-281

__ Soft Bottoms - Intertidal (Sandy Beaches/Mudflats) Ch 11: 242-247

__ Coral Reefs Ch 14 (readings dispersed)

__ Estuaries Ch 12 (readings dispersed)

MAN'S INFLUENCE ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

__ Fisheries management Ch 17: 366-379

__ Mans' Impact of the Oceans Ch 18 )readings dispersed)

__ Marine Products Ch 17: 397-4019

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