The interdisciplinary study of the interactions
between biological communities and the ocean environment as observed in the
distribution of coastal plankton, fish and benthic invertebrates. Field studies
of sample populations will be compared to quantitative environmental variables
using state-of-the-art sampling equipment. Topics covered include: the effect
of current transport on plankton at barrier island passes, the effect of submarine
banks on fish populations, ground truth data for satellite imagery, and epibenthic
population studies of nearshore and intertidal environments. This course will
be offered summers at the Marine Science Consortium, Wallops Island, VA.
Prerequisites: One year of biology. Recommended: Introduction to Oceanography.
Astronomy
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