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PROGRAM in COASTAL MARINE SYSTEMSThis integrated program offers students a multidisciplinary understanding of coastal ecosystems through intensive, hands-on courses taught at BML. The Program offers students three sequences of instruction with up to 10 units in each. Two sequences occur during the first Summer Session and one sequence in the second Summer Session. All courses require residence at or near BML and consent of the instructor via an application process (see link below). Application for Summer 2008 Courses BML is excited about these new course offerings and welcomes your questions! If you have questions regarding these courses or course enrollment, please contact your undergraduate advisor, or BML contact Lisa Valentine (707) 875-2002, or make an appointment with our on campus student recruiter Beth Lenz, at UC Davis in 2202 Storer Hall OH: Monday 10am-12pm, Tuesday: 1:40pm-2:40pm, Wednesday: 10am-12pm, Friday 10am-12pm. Summer Session I, 6/22-8/1/2008:SEQUENCE ONE - Marine Organisms and Ecology of the California CoastA full course load (10 units) consists of two core courses, an independent research project, and a discussion seminar. Students may also choose a less intensive experience including at least one core course, the independent research project and/or the discussion seminar. |
EVE 106 (3 units), Mechanical Design in Organisms. (Instructor: Brian Gaylord)
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EVE 114 (3 units), Experimental Invertebrate Biology. (Instructor: Eric Sanford) |
BIS 124 (3 units), Coastal Marine Research. (Instructors: Eric Sanford and Brian Gaylord) |
EVE 111 (1 unit), Marine Environmental Issues. (Instructors: Eric Sanford and Brian Gaylord) |
Offered in Summer 2009?:EVE 110 (3 units), Running, Swimming, and Flying, alternates annually with “Mechanical Design in Organisms". (Instructor: Brian Gaylord)
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ETX 127-031 or NUT 127-031 (10 units), Environmental Stress and Development in Marine Organisms. (Instructor: Gary N. Cherr) |
Summer Session II, 8/3-9/12/2008:SEQUENCE THREE
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ESP 152 (3 units), Coastal Oceanography. (Instructor: John Largier) |
GEL/ESP 150C (4 units) Biological Oceanography (Instructor: Tessa Hill) |
BIS 124 (3 units), Coastal Marine Research. (Instructors: John Largier and Tessa Hill) |
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To learn more about BML Courses, visit our on-campus student recruitment officer, Beth Lenz, at UC Davis in 2202 Storer Hall OH: Monday 10am-12pm, Tuesday: 1:40pm-2:40pm, Wednesday: 10am-12pm, Friday 10am-12pm, or contact Lisa Valentine at the Bodega Marine Laboratory, 707.875.2002. |
Explores fundamental principles in the form and function of organisms, examining how basic properties of size, shape, structure, and habitat constrain ways in which plants and animals interact and cope with their physical surroundings. The course will employ a combination of lecture, lab, and fieldwork.
Functional biology, ecology, and evolution of local marine invertebrates, with an emphasis on adaptations to physical and biological factors encountered on the California coast. The course will offer a strong field and lab component and will emphasize testing hypotheses that are generated by the class.
Independent student research on topics related to the accompanying BML summer session courses. Students will select one instructor to be their primary mentor, but integrative topics that draw on the expertise of several BML faculty members will be encouraged.
Readings and group discussion of critical environmental issues in coastal waters. The course will connect material from concurrent courses at BML and provide students with an integrative understanding of marine environments and conservation. The course will include two invited seminars/lectures by recognized experts.
Examines the bases of organism movement in terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial environments, emphasizing both the unifying principles underlying locomotion, as well as a range of strategies employed across diverse groups of organisms. Lectures will be coupled with student observations in the field and supported by laboratory demonstrations and exercises.
Course addresses how pollutants impact the most sensitive life stages of marine organisms: their embryos and larvae. Students will gain experience in experimental aspects of reproduction and development of marine organisms and how environmental stress impacts these events. The course will include an intense lecture-lab component as well as an independent research project. Prerequisite: Environmental Toxicology 101 or Biological Sciences 102 or equivalent; Environmental Toxicology 114A/Nutrition 114 recommended. 
Oceanography of coastal waters (shelf, bay, river plume, near-shore, estuary). The focus is on transport patterns, how they are forced and what implications they have for ecological and environmental problems. The course has a west-coast bias, and will use field-based learning in addition to lectures and assignments. This experience will be of interest to students in oceanography, ecology, environmental engineering, geology and hydrology.
Biological topics from phytoplankton and primary production to zooplankton, fisheries and major marine habitats. Ecology of communities such as intertidal, shelf benthic, deep-sea and open ocean. The course will focus on existing knowledge and contemporary research questions, as well as human impacts and conservation. The course will include lectures, group projects, field and labwork. 
Independent student research on topics related to the accompanying BML summer session courses. Students will select one instructor to be their primary mentor, but integrative topics that draw on the expertise of several BML faculty members will be encouraged. 