Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve

02 Dec, 04 AM - 02 Dec, 04 PM

The course focuses on the biological study of photosynthetic organisms that live in the sea. These include (1) planktonic and benthic prokaryotic and eukaryotic microalgae, (2) benthic macroalgae (seaweeds), and (3) terrestrial plants that have reinvaded the sea. As marine microalgae are extensively treated in MS 135 and the biology of terrestrial plants requires an entire series of courses, this graduate phycology course focuses almost entirely on seaweeds. We focus on 3 themes that can be summed up by the following questions: 1) What evolutionary processes have led to the diversification of the 3 major seaweed groups (red, green, and brown macroalgae)? 2) What life history, physiological, and ecological characters are shared and/or unique among these groups? 3) How are seaweeds distributed in time and space along the California coast? For this field trip we will focus on the following: (1) identify southern California seaweed taxa; (2) understand the key processes leading to seaweed taxonomic diversity; (3) explain general seaweed biogeographic and diversity patterns; (4) diagram seaweed life histories; (5) study seaweed biology using microscopic techniques; and (6) prepare seaweed herbarium specimens.

Visit #10711 @Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve

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Under Project # 7113 | Class

MLML Marine Botany Southern California Field Trip

faculty - California State University (CSU), Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

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Group of 2 Faculty Dec 2, 2006 (1 days)
Group of 8 Undergraduate Student Dec 2, 2006 (1 days)

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Camping Space 10 Dec 2 - 3, 2006