Marine Sciences 628
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11:628:110Topics in Marine Sciences [MAST] (P/NC) Offered in cooperation with the Marine Academy of Science and Technology at Sandy Hook, an introduction to marine biology, chemistry, and mathematical physics, with opportunities for field and laboratory experience. |
11:628:111Topics in Marine Sciences [BCC I] (P/NC) Offered in cooperation with Brookdale Community College, an introduction to oceanography. |
11:628:120Introduction to Oceanography (3) Plate tectonics, properties and motion of the ocean (waves, tides, currents), ocean resources (food, energy, minerals), and related marine environmental issues changing our understanding of the planet and its impact on our lives. |
11:628:211Topics in Marine Sciences [BCC II] (P/NC) Offered in cooperation with Brookdale Community College, an introduction to marine biology or coastal zone management. |
11:628:300 through 310Topics in Marine and Coastal Sciences (1-3 each) Offered each term by faculty members in the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. Topics, prerequisites, schedule, and credits vary with the topic/instructor. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
11:628:317Aquaculture (3) Aquaculture production methods, fish and shellfish growth and reproduction, nutrition, genetics, disease control, economics, environmental consequences, and public policy issues. Prerequisites: 01:119:101-102; 01:160:161-162. |
11:628:320Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems (4) Fundamental processes in the marine environment, with emphasis on interdisciplinary linkages in the functioning of marine ecosystems: dynamics in the physics, chemistry, and biology of the oceans. Three 80-min. lecs. Prerequisites: 01:119:102, 01:160: 162, and CALC 1. |
11:628:321Ichthyology (4) The biology of fish with emphasis on functional morphology, ecology, and behavior. (Formerly 01:119:321) |
11:628:340Identification of Marine Invertebrates (2) Lectures, intensive daily laboratories, a field trip, and collection of invertebrates. Class initially meets in Tuckerton for one week in January. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
11:628:341Hydrothermal Vents (3) Composition and dynamics of deep-sea hydrothermal vent communities and the geology of seafloor spreading centers. Prerequisites: 01:119:102 and CALC 1. |
11:628:342Marine Conservation (3) Heterogeneity, complexity, and diversity of coastal ecosystems and their increasingly concentrated human populations. Conservation issues and tools. Linkages between science and policy. Case studies examined and developed. Prerequisite: 11:628:320 or 11:704:351 or equivalent. |
11:628:352Ocean, Coastal, and Estuarine Circulation (3) Major coastal and estuarine processes, coastal upwelling, wave and tidal effects, currents, climatic effects. Types of estuaries. Coastal modification, development, and management. |
11:628:364Oceanographic Methods and Data Analysis (3) A field and laboratory course in the analytical tools of ocean- ography. A three-hour laboratory each week and two field trips, one of which is overnight at the Rutgers Field Station at Tuckerton. Lec./lab./field. Prerequisite: 11:628:320. |
11:628:401Science in Shoreline Management (3) Examination of coastal environments based on the use of science in the management of shoreline resources, culminating in a student project evaluating the conversion of shoreline by direct and indirect human action. Prerequisite: Open only to juniors and seniors who have completed a course in biology, earth science, or environmental science. |
11:628:404Fungi and Ecosystems (3) Ecophysiology of fungi and their role in the processes of decomposition, pathogenicity, and plant nutrient acquisition. Growth habit; colonization ability; resource availability and requirements; and community structure in terrestrial, aquatic, and marine ecosystems. Prerequisites: 01:119:101-102. Recommended: 01:447: 390, 11:375:453, |
11:628:451Physical Oceanography (4) Principles of ocean physics. Mass, momentum, heat, and freshwater
conservation and atmospheric exchange. Influence of Earth's rotation.
The ocean's role in climate. Tides, waves, and currents. Effects of
ocean circulation on its biology and chemistry. Two 80-min. lecs., one 55-min. rec. Prerequisite: 01:750:204. |
11:628:452Geophysical Data Analysis (3) Quantitative analysis and display of spatial and time series data, filters, spectral analysis, covariance, coherence, confidence intervals, goodness-of-fit, optimal interpolation of unequally spaced data, empirical orthogonal functions, harmonic analysis. Practical exercises in Matlab analysis. Individual projects and presentations. Prerequisites: 01:640:152, 250, and 252. |
11:628:462Ocean Ecology (4) Biological and ecological processes in the ocean, emphasizing interactions with physical and chemical processes. Factors controlling the production and utilization of organic matter. Food web structure, biogeochemical cycles, structure and composition of marine communities. Two 80-min. lecs., one 55-min. rec. Prerequisites: 01: 119:101-102, two terms of calculus, 11:628:320. |
11:628:472Chemical Oceanography (4) Chemical description of the sea and how the distributions of chemical species in the world ocean are related to physical, chemical, biological, and geological processes. Two 80-min. lecs., one 55-min. rec. Prerequisites: 01: 160:161-162, 01:640:151-152, 11:628:320. |
11:628:476History of the Earth System (3) The Earth as an evolving physical/biological system; physical and biogeochemical processes that have shaped the environment over geologic time. Prerequisites: Any three of the following: 01:119:102, 01:160:162, 01:460:101, 01:750:204; or permission of instructor. |
11:628:497,498Special Problems in Marine and Coastal Sciences (BA,BA) Practical field/laboratory experience with faculty in the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
