BIOL 7120 Marine Ecology (3)

Also offered as OCS 7317 . Prereq.: consent of instructor. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. and field work. Physical, chemical and biological environmental factors affecting distribution of marine fauna; communities representative of each of the ecological subdivisions of the world’s oceans treated with respect to species composition, food webs and seasonal changes; human impact on the marine environment.