BIO 322 Biological Oceanography

4 Credit(s) DII

A detailed view of the physical, chemical, geological, and biological factors that determine the nature of life in the sea. Adaptations, patterns of distribution, and production of plankton, nekton, and benthos with special attention to their interrelationships and interactions with the environment will be studied. Occasional field trips including one two-day field trip, perhaps on a weekend. Three lecture hours and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIO101-102 or BIO103, or BIO 105, or BIO107H-108H, or BIO 115H-BIO 116H, or BIO 121-BIO 122, or BIO 122-BIO 123, or BIO 122-BIO 124, or BIO 131-BIO 132, or permission of Department Chairperson.