EAS 3510 - Conservation Oceanography

(crosslisted)
(also BIOEE 3510) (PBS)

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisites: enrollment in the Cornell University Earth and Environmental Systems Field Program in Hawaii and two majors-level biology courses or permission of instructor.

C. Greene, D. Harvell, and B. Monger.

Covers the interactions of physical and biological processes in marine ecosystems. Begins by looking at these processes on ocean-basin to regional scales and works down to the smaller scales relevant to individual organisms. Introduces students to modern techniques of marine-ecosystems research, including remote sensing, oceanographic-survey methods, and experimental marine ecology. This course is field and laboratory intensive with students engaged in hands-on, active learning that takes advantage of local resources.