COSEE-PP Summer 2009 Community College Faculty Institute: Marine Biology, July 20-24, 2009
Each day of the Marine Biology Faculty Institute will include a presentation on the topic by scientists who study the habitat, a field trip, and curriculum materials, including a lab exercise that could be used in a community college course. The following schedule is subject to change. Details will be added as the schedule develops.
Monday July 20 Estuaries
Instructors: Jim Carlton Email | Website
Field Trip: Coos Estuary, South Slough National Research Reserve
Content Coverage: Estuarine Biology and invasive species
Tuesday July 21 Rocky Shores
Instructor: Cynthia Trowbridge
Field Trip: South Cove, Cape Arago
Content Coverage: Rocky Shore Biology, Tob/bottom of rocks in the intertidal as a model for intermediate disturbance theory
Lab Activities: Understanding Tides
Using photos for collecting data in the lab
Wednesday July 22 Open Ocean
Instructor: Alan Shanks Email
Field Trip: Open ocean or Coos Bay (weather dependent)
Content Coverage: Ocean Biology, Harmful Algal Blooms, Dead Zones
Lab Activities: Physical processes in the ocean using ocean models
Wednesday OIMB Public Lecture, 7pm
Burke Hales, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
"Acidification, carbon fluxes and hypoxia: Lessons from carbon cycle studies of Oregon coastal waters" Website
Thursday July 23 Deep Sea
Instructor: Craig Young Email
Content Coverage: Biology of the deep sea
Instructor: Chuck Wimpee Email | Website
Content Coverage: Ocean bacteria
Lab Activities: Bacterial Bioluminescence; Building and using Winogradsky columns to study bacteria
Friday July 24 Islands and Seamounts
Instructor: Jan Hodder Email
Field Trip: Seabird colonies and pinniped haul outs
Content Coverage: Island ecosystems, marine birds, introduced species, fishing on sea mounts
Lab Activities: TBA
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