| Geography 318 - Natural Environment of
Chesapeake Bay
Location: Social Sciences Building, Room 109 Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday 11:30-12:45 Office hours: T, Th 1-2 p.m. or by appointment |
Instructor: Dr. Andrew Miller
Office: SS 211A Telephone: 410-455-3151 e-mail: miller@umbc.edu |
| Revised syllabus for remainder of semester. Please note that the list of topics is somewhat abbreviated by comparison with the original syllabus. Note also that the second exam has been pushed back from April 8 to April 13, reflecting the fact that we have missed two class days (including Thursday, April 1) since the first exam. |
| Dates |
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| Mar. 30 - Apr. 1 | Estuarine sediment/Introduction to aquatic ecology | Estuarine
sediment
Marine and estuarine ecology |
| Apr. 6-8 | Introduction to aquatic ecology | Marine and estuarine ecology |
| Apr. 13 | SECOND EXAM/Advance payment due for field trip | |
| Apr. 15 | Phytoplankton | Phytoplankton and zooplankton |
| Apr. 18 | SUNDAY, APRIL 18 - FIELD TRIP,
R/V AQUARIUS, CHESAPEAKE
BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, SOLOMONS ISLAND, MD. |
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| Apr. 20 | Zooplankton | Phytoplankton and zo |
| Apr. 22 | Wetlands: marshes | Wetlands |
| Apr. 8 | ||
| Apr. 13 | Wetlands: submerged aquatic vegetation | Wetlands |
| Apr. 15-20 | Benthic communities | Benthic organisms |
| April 18 | Field trip on board R/V Aquarius, departure from Solomons Island (Sunday morning) | |
| Apr. 22-27 | Fish populations | Finfish |
| Apr. 29 | Impact of human activities on the ecosystem: general review | TBA (Watch this space) |
| May 4 | PAPER ASSIGNMENTS DUE | |
| May 4-6 | Nutrients and dissolved oxygen | Nutrients and dissolved oxygen |
| May 11-13 | Toxic contaminants | Toxic contaminants |
| May 18 | FINAL EXAM 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Tuesday) | |