ECOL 183, Marine Biology

Instructor: Katrina Mangin

Lecture, BSW 208, MW 1-1:50

Lab, Koffler 511, Mondays

Section 1: 9-10:50, Section 2: 11-12:50

First lab January 24 (no lab next Monday)

http://eebweb.arizona.edu/COURSES/Ecol183/index1.html

Introduction - what interests me

the ocean and marine biology

nature/science in general

parasites, disease and symbionts!

passionate about conserving natural world

evolutionary biologye.g., why sex?

Marine Discovery (ECOL 450)

attendance

see me after class if you are not registered

Lecture Content

lectures on “ocean life” (Gulf of Ca)

5-minute optional topics by students

3 exams and final

required field trip to CEDO Feb 11-13 ($30.00 each due in lab to TA, by Feb 7)

Lab

• Four modules:

1) diversity of marine life (3 labs)

2) field trip project (3 labs)

3) hermit crab research project (4 labs)

4) conservation research project (3 labs)

The TAs!

James Stegen (grad ta, section 1) Katie Massie (grad ta, section 2)

Christy Cusick (ugta, section 1)Kim Smith (ugta, section 1)Eliza Lovejoy (ugta, section 2)Martin Marquez (ugta, section 2)Leah Barton (ugta)Mark Mergler (ugta)

James Stegen (gta)

Katie Massie (grad ta)

Martin Marquez, ugta

Mark Mergler, ugta

Eliza Lovejoy (ugta)

Kim Smith (ugta)

Leah Barton (ugta)

Mark Mergler (ugta)

Christy Cusick (ugta)

Rest of lecture today

•tsunami (extra credit for lecture on Tuesday)•fishery decline worldwide•life in 3-D world (sperm whales)

syllabus on web by next wedReadings for Jan 17-28: 1) Chapter 2, 3 text2) Seaweb article “Cover study of nature provides startling” http://www.seaweb.org/whatis/5.15.03.release.html(also on course website)

Special Lecture-Forum - Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami Tuesday, January 18, 2005 · 1:00 - 3:00 PMStudent Union Memorial Center - South Ballroom Dr. Susan Beck, Department Head and Professor,Department of GeosciencesGeologic Perspective on Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami

Dr. Richard Eaton, Professor, Department of HistoryNatural Disasters in South Asia: What Can We Learn from the Past? Dr. G. Marie Swanson, Dean and Professor, Mel & Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public HealthThe Sumatra Tsunami: Public Health Outcomes and Necessities Dr. J. Stephen Lansing, ProfessorDepartment of Anthropology and the Santa Fe InstituteWhat's Next on the Ring of Fire: Environmental Challenges for Indonesia

Attend for 5 points of extra credit (Beck lecture)10 points for 3 lectures

Dec. 26, 2004

Sumatra Earthquake

tsunami propagatio

nsimulation(courtesy (courtesy

of Dr. of Dr. Susan Susan Beck, Beck,

GeoscienceGeosciences, UA)s, UA)

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are needed to see this picture.

http://staff.aist.go.jp/kenji.satake/animation.gif

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Tsunami SimulationTsunami Simulation(courtesy of Dr. Susan Beck, Geosciences, UA)(courtesy of Dr. Susan Beck, Geosciences, UA)

http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/645fall2003_web.dir/elena_suleimani/generation_small.mov

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http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/645fall2003_web.dir/elena_suleimani/runup4.mov

Tsunami Run-up SimulationTsunami Run-up Simulation(courtesy of Dr. Susan Beck, Geosciences, UA)(courtesy of Dr. Susan Beck, Geosciences, UA)

tsunami videos

Tsunami Videos - Amateur Tsunami Video Footage

Rapid worldwide decline of predator fish communities, Myers R.A. & B. Worm, Nature v. 423, 15May2003

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Changes in the catch per unit effort in the Japanese longline fishery from 1952 to 1980, catch of tuna and billfish per 100hooks. Red=10+,Orange = 8-10, Dark blue = <1, Light blue = 1. (From Boris & Worm, Nature v423, 15May2003)

Decline in predatoryfish speciesin all oceans1950s-2000(Myers & Worm 2003)

Myers & Worm 2003)

Swordfish, 1940,coastal Peru

http://www.antiquefishingreels.com/

Decline of sharks in Gulf of Mexico (Baum & Myers 2004)

Decline of sharks in Gulf of Mexico (Baum & Myers 2004)

•Shifting Baselines

Life in a 3-D world:sperm whales & killer whales

Evolution in the sea

Dr. Tatiana’s sex advice to manatees

Other business

attendance

not registered? see me after class

syllabus next week (on website)

UA email is required

Trieste, 1960, 10,912m

(Marianas Trench, 10,923m)

octopus, 5000m

deepest fish, 8370m

sperm whale 1150mgiant squid 1500m

How much of earth is covered by water?

Productivity in the oceans

Canada's Unsustainable 2003—2006 Seal Hunt Plan

harp seal hunt

Commercial products from seal hunt•seal oil (most valuable product)•seal penises as aphrodisiacs ($500 each)•“beater” pelts of highest quality worth $23 each in 2001•seal sausage

(http://www.pagophilus.org/hunt/mkts.htm)