Biology 457 Marine Ecology Laboratory

Spring 2001

Teaching Assistant: Michael Boller

Website: http://www.uri.edu/personal/mbol1915/BIO457.html

Office: BISC B108 Office Hours: By appointment

Phone: 874-9074 Email: mbol1915@postoffice.uri.edu

 

Lab #

Date

Topic

1

Jan. 16th

Tides and Tide Tables

2

Jan. 23rd

Algal Morphometry

3

Jan. 30th

Field Trip: Rocky Shores- Flow and Intro to Intertidal Marine Organisms

4

Feb. 6th

Sampling Techniques

No Lab

Feb. 13th

No Lab

No Lab

Feb. 20th

No Lab (Monday Classes)

5

Feb. 27th

Field Trip: Rocky Shore- Field Sampling

6

March 6th

Flow Tank

No Lab

March 13th

Spring Break

7

March 20th

Competitive Interactions (Group Projects: Proposals Due)

8

March 27th

Field Trip: Rocky Shore- Tide Pool Survey

9

April 3rd

Algal Ecophysiology

 

April 10th

Group Projects Work Day

10

April 17th

EcoBeaker Lab (Group Projects: Intro and Methods Due)

 

April 24th

Group Projects Work Day

 

May 1st

Research Project Symposium

 

May 4th

Research Papers Due

Grades: The nine labs and the symposium presentation will each be worth 7% of your grade (for a total of 70%). They will each be graded on a 10-point scale. The paper will be worth 30% and will be graded on a 30-point scale. No late work will be accepted.

Attendance: Any missed lab will be graded a zero. You may NOT get the data from a classmate to complete the assignment and you cannot make up the lab. Labs missed for university-sanctioned reasons will be excluded from your final grade.

Field Trips: Please check the weather forecast and dress appropriately for all field trips. In fact, overdress in layers so that you can take a layer off if need be. Bring hats, gloves, boots, and extra socks, just in case your feet get wet.