BIO 322 Biological Oceanography

4 Credit(s)

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. Two or three field trips including an afternoon sampling cruise and an all-day field trip to tour facilities and an oceanographic research vessel in Woods Hole, MA. Three lecture hours and one three-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: BIO105, or BIO115H-BIO116H, BIO117H, or BIO121-BIO122, or BIO122-BIO124, or BIO131-BIO132, or permission of Department Chairperson.