2021-2022 Residential Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Residential Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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BI 2060 - Marine Biology


The marine environment covers >70% of Earth’s surface and contains a wealth of biological diversity. This fifteen-week course examines how living and non-living characteristics of the world’s oceans influence the abundance, distribution, and evolution of marine life.  Specific topics will include primary and secondary production, rocky intertidal biodiversity, estuaries, subtidal communities, coral reefs, pelagic and deep-sea communities, impacts of humans on the ocean, and marine conservation.  Prerequisite(s):BI 1120  or BI 1113 and BI 1114 or ES 1110   Every other Spring in odd numbered years Credits: 4



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