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Marine Biology Laboratory
Students are introduced to the fundamentals of marine science, with an emphasis on marine ecology, organisms, and habitats, with a focus on the local Monterey Bay region. The exercises include both those in the lab and in the field.
- Author
- Kevin Raskoff
- Publisher
- Monterey Peninsula College
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 21 sections
- 01: Laboratory Etiquette and Safety
- 02: Physical Oceanography- Measurement Density and Buoyancy
- 03: Marine Habitats- the Monterey Bay Aquarium
- 04: Estuaries- Elkhorn Slough
- 05: Photosynthesis and the Algae
- 06: Plankton and Microscopes
- 07: The Common Invertebrate Phyla
- 08: Fish Anatomy and Dissection
- 09: Marine Mammal Behavior and Population Census
- 10: The Sandy Intertidal- the microscopic Meiofauna
- 11: The Rocky Intertidal- Organism Exploration
- 12: The Rocky Intertidal- Group Project
- 13: ROV Lab 1- Practice and Mission planning
- 14: ROV Lab 2- Ocean Operations
- 15: MBARI and Marine Technology
- 16: Peer-Reviewed Library Research
- 17: Ocean Databases
- 18: The Western Flyer
- 19: Online Environmental Research Presentation
- 20: Organism Presentations
- 21: Marine Habitats Table