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ECOL 183, Marine Biology

ECOL 183, Marine Biology. Instructor: Katrina Mangin Lecture, BSW 208, MW 1-1:50 Lab, Koffler 511, Mondays Section 1: 9-10:50, Section 2: 11-12:50 First lab January 24 (no lab next Monday) http://eebweb.arizona.edu/COURSES/Ecol183/index1.html. Introduction - what interests me.

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ECOL 183, Marine Biology

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  1. ECOL 183, Marine Biology • Instructor: Katrina Mangin • Lecture, BSW 208, MW 1-1:50 • Lab, Koffler 511, Mondays Section 1: 9-10:50, Section 2: 11-12:50 • First lab January 24 (no lab next Monday) http://eebweb.arizona.edu/COURSES/Ecol183/index1.html

  2. Introduction - what interests me • the ocean and marine biology • nature/science in general • parasites, disease and symbionts! • passionate about conserving natural world • evolutionary biology • e.g., why sex?

  3. Marine Discovery (ECOL 450)

  4. attendance see me after class if you are not registered

  5. Lecture Content • lectures on “ocean life” (Gulf of Ca) • 5-minute optional topics by students • 3 exams and final • required field trip to CEDO Feb 11-13 • ($30.00 each due in lab to TA, by Feb 7)

  6. Lab • Four modules: • diversity of marine life (3 labs) • field trip project (3 labs) • hermit crab research project (4 labs) • conservation research project (3 labs)

  7. The TAs! • James Stegen (grad ta, section 1) • Katie Massie (grad ta, section 2) • Christy Cusick (ugta, section 1) • Kim Smith (ugta, section 1) • Eliza Lovejoy (ugta, section 2) • Martin Marquez (ugta, section 2) • Leah Barton (ugta) • Mark Mergler (ugta)

  8. James Stegen (gta)

  9. Katie Massie (grad ta)

  10. Martin Marquez, ugta

  11. Mark Mergler, ugta

  12. Eliza Lovejoy (ugta)

  13. Kim Smith (ugta)

  14. Leah Barton (ugta)

  15. Mark Mergler (ugta)

  16. Christy Cusick (ugta)

  17. Rest of lecture today • tsunami (extra credit for lecture on Tuesday) • fishery decline worldwide • life in 3-D world (sperm whales) • syllabus on web by next wed • Readings for Jan 17-28: • 1) Chapter 2, 3 text • 2) Seaweb article “Cover study of nature provides startling” http://www.seaweb.org/whatis/5.15.03.release.html • (also on course website)

  18. Special Lecture-Forum - Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami Tuesday, January 18, 2005 · 1:00 - 3:00 PM Student Union Memorial Center - South Ballroom Dr. Susan Beck, Department Head and Professor, Department of Geosciences Geologic Perspective on Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami Dr. Richard Eaton, Professor, Department of History Natural Disasters in South Asia: What Can We Learn from the Past? Dr. G. Marie Swanson, Dean and Professor, Mel & Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health The Sumatra Tsunami: Public Health Outcomes and Necessities Dr. J. Stephen Lansing, Professor Department of Anthropology and the Santa Fe Institute What's Next on the Ring of Fire: Environmental Challenges for Indonesia Attend for 5 points of extra credit (Beck lecture) 10 points for 3 lectures

  19. Dec. 26, 2004 Sumatra Earthquake tsunami propagation simulation (courtesy of Dr. Susan Beck, Geosciences, UA) http://staff.aist.go.jp/kenji.satake/animation.gif

  20. Tsunami Simulation (courtesy of Dr. Susan Beck, Geosciences, UA) http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/645fall2003_web.dir/elena_suleimani/generation_small.mov

  21. Tsunami Run-up Simulation (courtesy of Dr. Susan Beck, Geosciences, UA) http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/645fall2003_web.dir/elena_suleimani/runup4.mov

  22. tsunami videos Tsunami Videos - Amateur Tsunami Video Footage

  23. Rapid worldwide decline of predator fish communities, Myers R.A. & B. Worm, Nature v. 423, 15May2003

  24. Changes in the catch per unit effort in the Japanese longline fishery from 1952 to 1980, catch of tuna and billfish per 100 hooks. Red=10+,Orange = 8-10, Dark blue = <1, Light blue = 1. (From Boris & Worm, Nature v423, 15May2003)

  25. Decline in predatory fish species in all oceans 1950s-2000 (Myers & Worm 2003)

  26. Myers & Worm 2003)

  27. Swordfish, 1940, coastal Peru http://www. antiquefishingreels.com/

  28. Decline of sharks in Gulf of Mexico (Baum & Myers 2004)

  29. Decline of sharks in Gulf of Mexico (Baum & Myers 2004)

  30. Shifting Baselines

  31. Life in a 3-D world:sperm whales & killer whales

  32. Evolution in the sea • Dr. Tatiana’s sex advice to manatees

  33. Other business • attendance • not registered? see me after class • syllabus next week (on website) • UA email is required

  34. sperm whale 1150m giant squid 1500m octopus, 5000m deepest fish, 8370m Trieste, 1960, 10,912m (Marianas Trench, 10,923m)

  35. How much of earth is covered by water?

  36. Productivity in the oceans

  37. harp seal hunt Canada's Unsustainable 2003—2006 Seal Hunt Plan

  38. Commercial products from seal hunt • seal oil (most valuable product) • seal penises as aphrodisiacs ($500 each) • “beater” pelts of highest quality worth $23 each in 2001 • seal sausage • (http://www.pagophilus.org/hunt/mkts.htm)

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