BIOEE 4620

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BIOEE 4620
Marine Ecosystem Sustainability

Course information provided by the 2018-2019 Catalog.

Lectures and discussion focus on current research in marine ecosystems with an emphasis on processes unique to marine systems and current issues of ocean sustainability. A synthetic treatment of multiple levels of organization in the ocean including organismal, population, community, and ecosystems. Examples are drawn from all types of marine habitats, including polar seas, temperate coastal waters, and tropical coral reefs. Each 75-minute class will have 50 minutes of lecture and 25 minutes of discussion.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: BIOEE 1610.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: 50 students.

Course Attribute (CU-SBY)

Outcomes

  • Students understand how coral reefs work.
  • Students understand how microorganisms structure habitats.
  • Students understand role of major pelagic species.
  • Students can read and discuss a research paper.
  • Students understand oceanographic processes.
  • Students understand biological/ecological processes.
  • Students prepare by reading scientific papers and then produce their own research proposal.

Distribution Category (PBS-AS)

When Offered Fall (offered alternate years).

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: EAS 4620, EAS 5620

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16818 BIOEE 4620   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Each 75-minute class will have 50 minutes of lecture and 25 minutes of discussion.

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