BIO 122 : Marine Biology

This course focuses on the following marine habitats: fouling communities, rocky intertidal, deep sea, coral reefs, and open oceans.  You will learn the abiotic factors that define each habitat (e.g. light, temperature, nutrients), which species live in each habitat, and how these species interact with each other and with humans.  The coral reef and open ocean habitats in particular are under threat from global warming, overfishing, and pollution.  We will learn about these challenges, as well as solutions.