Class Number: 1524
Description: Hours: Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: BIOL 200 Overview of the diversity and complexity of deep-sea life and ecology. Starting from the photic zone and working down to the abyss, topics will include food webs, nutrient cycling, biodiversity, and adaptations to low-light, high-pressure, extreme environments. Ecosystems reviewed will include open ocean, continental shelves, deep benthic communities, hydrothermal vents and seeps, whale-falls, and more. Additional topics include the history, technology and exploration of the deep-sea, as well as conservation and anthropogenic interactions such as deep-sea fishing and hydrothermal vent mining.

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Days Time Date Range Location Instructor
TTH 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM 01/21/2023 - 05/19/2023 Sierra Hall 1111 Geoffrey Dilly
Status: Open
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Start Date: 01/21/2023
End Date: 05/19/2023
Grading: Letter Grade

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Enrollment Total: 17
Available Seats: 3
Wait List Capacity: 4
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Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9780191588419
Title: The Biology of the Deep Ocean
Author: Herring
Publish: Oxford University Press Canada

Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9780226451268
Title: Silent Deep
Author: Koslow
Publish: University of Chicago Press

Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9780198549550
Title: Biology of the Deep Ocean
Author: Herring
Publish: Oxford University Press

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