ESTUARINE BIOLOGY BIO 560 Dr. Mike Mallin
SPRING 2009 office is CMS 1331
SYLLABUS office phone 962-2358
Email mallinm@uncw.edu home phone 790-0381
Lab website: http://www.uncwil.edu/cmsr/aquaticecology/laboratory/
DATE SUBJECT
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January 8 Introduction, types of estuaries
January 13 Estuarine mixing, stratification, turbidity and SS
January 15 Dissolved oxygen, Nutrient cycling
lab no lab
January 20 Nutrient cycling, spiraling, and limitation
January 22 Estuarine productivity patterns
lab chlorophyll a analysis
January 27 Estuarine phytoplankton
January 29 Periphyton and benthic microalgae
lab Estuarine phytoplankton microscope lab
February 3 Microbial mats and macroalgae
February 5 Estuarine zooplankton
lab Estuarine zooplankton microscope lab
February 10 Estuarine benthic ecology
February 12 Tidal creek ecology
lab Tidal creek field trip (van)
February 17 Seagrass ecology
February 19 Salt marsh lecture
lab Salt
marsh field trip (van)
February 24 Detrital processing
February 26 Lower estuary/ocean plume boat trip – all day
lab “ “ “ “ “
March 3 Midterm exam
March 5 Mangrove lecture
Lab Labwork from plume boat trip
March 10,12 no class (spring break)
March 17 Estuarine fish community
March 19 Upper estuary boat trip – all day
lab “ “ “ “ “
March 24 Birds, mammals and reptiles
March 26 Freshwater tidal marshes
lab Oligohaline / freshwater tidal marsh field trip (van)
March 31 Estuarine eutrophication
April 2
lab no lab
April 7 Estuarine structural habitats and shoreline issues
April 9 no class
April 14 Freshwater intrusion and oil spills
April 16 Storm impacts and climate change
lab Present project results
April 21 The Outer Banks – man vs nature
April 23 Last class – Estuarine restoration (papers or projects due)
April 30 Final exam