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BIOLOGY 3351 - MARINE BIOLOGY: COASTAL SYSTEMS

Course Description

Estuarine, intertidal and subtidal ecosystems exist at the interface of marine and terrestrial environments. In this course, students will study the ecology of these systems at the individual, population and community level. Topics will include community structure, food webs, reproductive biology of benthic organisms, and effects of physical and anthropogenic factors.

There will be a weekend field trip at the Huntsman Marine Science Centre in St. Andrews, N.B. Students will be expected to bear some

Note: Attendance on field trips in this course is mandatory.

Lecturer  
  Dr. Ron Aiken  
  raiken@mta.ca  
     
Laboratory Instructor
 
  Mr. Wayne Anderson  
  kwanderson@mta.ca  
 
Method Three lecture hours per week and one weekend field trip.
 
Prerequisites

Biology 2101, Biology 2301 and Biology 2401 or permission of the Department

 
Exclusions None
 
Course website www.mta.ca/~raiken/Courses/3361/index.htm
 

 

 

 

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