Discovering the Living Ocean: Laboratory and Field Activities in Marine Biology - San Diego Mesa College Version
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 231
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Discovering the Living Ocean provides a suitable manual in marine biology that is engaging, easy to read, and relevant for nonscience majors in community college as well as for high school students. This publication includes activities that challenge and inspire students to learn more about the Ocean that all of us share and depend on in so many ways. The included activities expose students to some of the multifaceted disciplines that marine biologists must have a working knowledge of: microbiology, zoology, phycology, anatomy, physiology, ecology, and oceanography (to name a few).
ACTIVITIES
Microscopy: Use of the Compound and Dissecting Microscopes in the Marine Biology Laboratory
Parts of the Microscope — Preparation of Wet Mounts — Microscopic Measurements — Oil Immersion — Dissecting Microscopes
Taxonomy: Classifying and Identifying Marine Invertebrates
Exercise in Creating a Key — Key to Marine Invertebrate Phyla
Observing Plankton
Phytoplankton — Zooplankton — Zooplankton Response to Light — Quantification of Plankton Sample — Plates of Marine Plankton
Phycology: The Study of Marine Algae
Overview of Major Groups — Seaweed Identification — Making Pressings of Marine Algae
Invertebrate Zoology: Phylum Cnidaria
Observations of Hydra — Nematocyst Studies — Anemone Feeding Responses — Hard Coral Study — Atoll Formation
Cephalopod Adaptations
Dissection of the Squid: External and Internal Anatomy — Web Explorations
Ichthyology: External and Internal Anatomy of a Bony Fish
Fish Dissection — Web Explorations
Physiology: Temperature Effects on the Metabolism of Marine Ectotherms
Temperature Effects on Daphnia — Temperature Effects on Goldfish — Experimental Design — Observing Blood Circulation in Goldfish
Marine Mammals: Anatomy and Physiology
Skeletal Modifications — Skull Adaptations — Tooth Formulae —Physiological Responses to Deep Diving (Mammalian Diving Response) — Web Explorations
FIELD STUDIES
Fouling Community
Sampling and Sorting Procedures — Guide to Fouling Community Animals — Web Explorations
Rocky Intertidal Zone
Safety — Species Checklists — Scavenger Hunt — Mollusk Measurements — Tidepool Comparisons: Abiotic and Biotic Factors — Transect Survey using Quadrats
Sandy Beach Survey
Beach Survey — Construction of an Elevation Profile — Determining the Particle Size Distribution of Beach Sediment — Web Explorations — Meiofauna Collection and Laboratory Study — Sampling with a Seine Net
Ornithology: Observing Coastal Birds
Observations of Behavior — Creating a Research Proposal — Recording Field Notes — Checklists of Coastal Birds (Pacific, Gulf, and Atlantic)
APPENDICES
Glossary of Marine Biology Terms (with Latin and Greek Prefixes and Word Roots)
Depth Zonation of the World Ocean — Oceans and Seas
Professor Paul Detwiler developed his love for the seashore and ocean by frequent visits to the rocky shore tide pools of the California coast as a child. He has comprehensive experience in the field of marine science working as a researcher, technician, videographer, and educator in Bermuda, Florida, Australia, and Southern California. His interests include marine invertebrate ecology (especially echinoderms), coral reef management and conservation, and developing multimedia for marine science education.
He received his undergraduate degrees in Marine Biology and Genetics from the University of California, Berkeley, and his Master's in Marine Ecology from San Diego State University-California State University. He has held teaching, research, and consulting positions with San Diego State University, the University of San Diego, both the San Diego and Los Angeles Natural History Museums, the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, Reef.org, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He was a textbook reviewer for Castro and Huber's Marine Biology (10th ed.) and for Karleskint, Turner and Small's Introduction to Marine Biology (4th ed), as well as a writer and editor for the latter's supplemental Instructor's Test Bank. Since 2001 he has served as faculty in the San Diego Community College District, teaching courses in Marine Biology, Oceanography, Environmental Science, and General Biology, emphasizing experiential learning activities in biological science curricula.