BIOHOPK 185H: Kelp Forest Ecology

(Graduate students register for 285H.) Five week course. Daily lectures, labs, and scuba dives focused on kelp forest communities. Physical environment, identification, and natural history of resident organisms; ecological processes that maintain biodiversity and community organization; field methods, data analysis, and research diving techniques. Field research component contribute to ongoing studies associated with Hopkins Marine Life Observatory. It is recommended that students complete Stanford's Scientific Diver Training workshop, offered during spring break and the week before the course starts, although this is not a requirement. Satisfies Central Menu Area 4 for Bio majors. Prerequisites: BIO 42 and 43, or BIO 42 and BIOHOPK 43, or consent of instructor; and advanced scuba certification and scuba equipment.

Terms: Sum | Units: 5 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)

Instructors: Watanabe, J.
 * Note: This review was submitted for the course that was eight weeks long and offered for 10-12 units.