Bot 482 Syllabus (Revised 3/13/03)
2003 |
Adaptations to the Marine Environment Lecture and Lab Topics |
Suggested readings in notebooks | WEB resources |
| 1/14 | Overview of course | ||
| 1/15 | Lab: Chlorophyta, Rhodophyta & Phaeophyta: How well do you know Hawaiian reef algae? | RAWS | |
| 1/16 | What do we know about reefs and their plant communities? Theory and real data. | L&H 1,2 | Odum and Odum at Enewetok |
| 1/21 | "Distubance" on reefs - responses to hydrodynamic flow & grazing. | L&H 3,7; D9 | Wave swept temperate shores |
| 1/22 | Lab: Quantitative field methods, Ka ala wai | handouts | |
| 1/23 | Irradiance in marine environments. | L&H4; K6; N4 | |
| 1/27 | Morphologies and energy budgets of reef algae. | Koehl & Alberte; Beach et al | UV absorbing compounds |
| 1/28 | Lab: Biomechanical tests of reef algae. | handouts | |
| 1/29 | Light harvesting in vivo. | L&H4; N4 | Chl-carotenoid funnels |
| 2/4 | Photosynthetic light reactions. Mitchell's Nobel Lecture | T&Z 7 | Violoxanthin cycle |
| 2/5 | Lab: Quantitative field methods, Diamond Head lighthouse | handouts | |
| 2/6 | Photosynthetic carbon fixation. Calvin's Nobel Lecture | T&Z 8 | C assimilation |
| 2/11 | Carbon concentrating mechanisms among plants. How to write a grant proposal. | C concentrating mechs in algae | |
| 2/12 | Lab: Quantitative pigment analyses & in vivo measures. irradiance & in vivo measures. | handouts | |
| 2/13 | Models for irradiance and growth. | T&Z 8 | |
| 2/18 | EXAM 1 | Zimmerman Cabello & Alberte | Evolution adaptive traits |
| 2/19 | Lab: Photosynthesis determinations - irradiance, in vivo & PAM | handouts | |
| 2/20 | PAM and fluorescence measures of photosynthesis. | Smith, Dennison & Alberte | Gates et al |
| 2/25 | Photosynthesis and in vivo absorbance for corals and zooxanthellae. | Field et al. | Nitrogen cycle |
| 2/26 | Lab: Photosynthesis determinations - irradiance, in vivo & PAM. | Beach et al. | |
| 2/27 | Draft of proposal due. | Cisnet web site for Kaneohe Bay | #1 Non point pollution; # 2 Coastal N |
| 3/4 | Nitrogen cycles, budgets and photosynthesis. | T&Z Ch 12 | |
| 3/ 5 | Lab: Quantitative growth & longevity methods with N enrichment 1st lab report due | handouts | |
| 3/ 6 | Nutrient limitation among Hawaiian reef algae | Growth HI reef algae | |
| 3/11 | Nitrogen and Dictyosphaeria cavernosa. | ||
| 3/12 | Lab: Nitrogen assimilation via NR activity | handouts | |
| 3/13 | Nitrogenase | T&Z Ch 12 | NO3 reductase |
| 3/18 | Nitrate loading, enzymes and integration | Smith et al | |
| 3/19 | Lab: Nitrogen assimilation via NR activity | handouts | |
| 3/20 | Water relations and fluctuating salinities. | L&H 6 | Dehydration tolerance |
| 3/24-28 | S P R I N G B R E A K |
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| 4/ 1 | EXAM 2 | L&H 6 | |
| 4/ 2 | Lab: Nitrate reductase; Presentation of student research ideas. Planning a schedule/ | Lab handouts | |
| 4/3 | Osmotic Stresses: adaptive strategies. | Temp sensitivity & membr lipids | |
| 4/8 | Temperature, productivity and biogeography. | Invasion of coasts | |
| 4/9 | Lab: Student research 2nd lab report due. | ||
| 4/10 | Temperate marine ecosystems. | Foster | |
| 4/15 | Temperate and tropical seagrass ecosystems. | L&H6 | |
| 4/16 | Lab: Student research. | ||
| 4/17 | EXAM 3 | ||
| 4/22 | Quantitative life history studies and dynamic models. | Chapman | |
| 4/23 | Lab: Student research | ||
| 4/24 | Establishment of communities - what we know via adaptive strategies among life history phases. | handouts | Settlement in flow |
| 4/29 | Establishment of communities - what we don't know. | Beach et al | |
| 4/30 | Lab: Student research | ||
| 5/1 | Peer review presentations of proposals. All proposals due. |
handouts | |
| 5/6 | Modern tools to study ecology. | satellites overhead? | Temperate tidal links to pelagic |
| 5/7 | Lab: Presentation, Viewing and Evaluation of posters. Research poster due |
How to make a poster | |
| 5/15 | Final Exam (9:45 - 11:45 in St J 400) |
Recommended Text:
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Additional WEB resources:
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RAWS - Reef Algae web site or http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/reefalgae |
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Biogeochemical Modelling Node |
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Cisnet at Kane'ohe Bay |
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Daylength data courtesy of the US Naval Observatory |
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Tide heights courtesy of the National Ocean Service, NOAA |
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Rainfall data courtesy of NOS, NOAA |
Additional conventional reading:
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Denny, M. 1988. Biology and the mechanics of the wave-swept environment. |
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Kirk, J. 1986. Light and photosynthesis in aquatic ecosystems |
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Lobban, C. and P. Harrison. 1994. Seaweed ecology and physiology. CUP. |
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Mann, K. 1982. Ecology of coastal waters- a systems approach |
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Nobel, P. 1991. Physicochemical and environmental plant physiology |
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Taiz, L. and E. Zeiger. 1998. Plant physiology. 3rd edition |
Grading:
| Exams | Points | Research Proposal | Points | Lab | Points |
| Exam 1 | 100 | Draft | 100 | Report 1 | 100 |
| Exam 2 | 100 | ||||
| Exam 3 | 100 | Final* | 100 | Report 2 | 100 |
| Final | 200 | Oral presentation | 100 | Research summary & poster | 100 |
| POINTS | 500 | 300 | 300 |
* All proposals due April 26th