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MARINE BIOLOGY, MARINE ECOLOGY,
FIELD BIOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY –
A MELTING POT OF IDEAS
Pamela Lynch
Jean Anastasia
Suffolk County Community College
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How to grab attention and keep interest?
We teach a variety of courses to non-science majors
Introduction to Oceanography, Marine Biology, and Marine Habitat Ecology
Many students take more than one of these courses
We try to reduce content overlap but wanted a way to make the courses cohesive
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Biophilia
“'the innate tendency [in human beings] to focus on life and lifelike process” E.O. Wilson 1984
The love of living things
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Popular Culture 150 million people
go to zoos & aquariums per year Association of Zoos & Aquariums
(www.aza.org)
73 million attended baseball games in 2010 http://espn.go.com/mlb/
attendance/_/year/2010
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Conservation Biology Uses Biophilia Global warming
Polar Bears Pacific Northwest
Forests:Spotted owl
Bamboo ForestsPanda bears
Coral ReefsSea turtles or Nemo
endangeredspaces.blogspot.com
http://statesmansentinel.com
rst.gsfc.nasa.gov
care2.com
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Biophilia in the Classroom Use this innate interest in the classroom
Robert Boyd, US Air Force Academy, NABT meetings 2010
Focus on the organisms and use them as the starting point to teach science
For our exercise we made organismal cards (covering everything from bacteria to baleen whales, including 3 Marine Kingdoms) and can then teach course content for 3 classes individually (or even together!)
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Ascophyllum nodosumKnotted wrack Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Protista○Phylum Phaeophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
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Emiliania huxleyiCoccolithophore (phytoplankton)
Domain EukaryaKingdom Protista
○Phylum HaptophytaClass Prymnesiophycaea
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Busycon caricaKnobbed whelk Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia○Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
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Loligo pealeiLong-finned squid Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia○Phylum Mollusca
Class Cephalopoda
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Morone saxatilusStriped bass Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia○Phylum Chordata; Subphylum
VertebrataSuperclass Osteichthyes
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Phoca vitulinaHarbor seal Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia○Phylum Chordata; subphylum
VertebrataClass Mammalia; Order
Pinniped
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Zostera marinaEelgrass Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Plantae○Phylum Magnoliophyta
(Angiospermae)Class (Monocots)
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Ursus maritimusPolar Bear Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia○Phylum Chordata; subphylum
VertebrataClass Mammalia; Order
Carnivora
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Orcinus orcaOrca Whale Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia○Phylum Chordata; subphylum
VertebrataClass Mammalia; Order
Cetacean-Suborder: Odontoceti
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Marine Biology
Focus on (biotic) LIVING THINGS Classification Taxonomy
Other options: Common Adaptations or Characteristics
of Marine Animals
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The major groups of life
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ClassificationIsTricky…
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Marine Biology Exercise
Give all students a card and then ask them to “get together” based on classification; you can be as broad or as specific as the course allows - e.g. All Animals form a group (broad) or all Arthropods form a group (more specific) or all Arthropod Crustaceans form a group (even more specific)…
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Oceanography
Focus on (abiotic) OCEAN SYSTEMS Depth/Marine Zones in the Ocean Marine Habitats
Other options: Marine Oceanographic terms such as
“Benthic” vs. “Pelagic;” “Nekton” vs. “Plankton” or “Aphotic” vs. Photic”
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Figure 10.12
Marine zones
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Fi
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Oceanography Exercise
Give all students a card and then ask them to “get together” based on marine zone animal is likely to be found in. Again, you can be as broad or as specific as the course allows - e.g. All Benthic Animals form a group (broad) or all benthic/Intertidal Animals form a group (more specific). You could even divide based on depth (& add more animals)!
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Marine Ecology
Focus on Abiotic and Biotic INTERACTIONS
Trophic Levels: Producers, Primary Consumers, Secondary Consumers
Trophic Levels in Key Habitats (such as Polar Seas or Coral Reefs)
Other options: Combination of all 3 courses!
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Food pyramid that leads to an adult herring
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Antarctic food chain
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Combination ofmarine zones and species with depth interactionshighlighted
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Marine Ecology Exercise
Give all students a card and then ask them to “get together” based on who they eat (or get eaten by). You can be as broad or as specific as the course allows - e.g. All Consumers form a group (broad) or all Primary Consumers form a group (more specific) or all Secondary Consumers that are also planktonic form a group (even more specific)…
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All Card Examples Here
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Ascophyllum nodosumKnotted wrack
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Protista
• Phylum Phaeophyta–Class Phaeophyceae
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Chondrus crispusIrish moss
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Protista
• Phylum Rhodophyta–Class Rhodophyceae
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Codium fragileGreen fleece; dead man’s fingers
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Protista
• Phylum Chlorophyta–Class Chlorophyceae
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Emiliania huxleyiCoccolithophore (phytoplankton)
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Protista
• Phylum Haptophyta–Class Prymnesiophycaea
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Microciona proliferaRed beard sponge
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Porifera–Class Demospongiae
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Metridium senileFrilled anemone
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Cnideria–Class Anthozoa
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Balanus balanoidesNorthern rock barnacle
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Arthropoda–Class Crustacea
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Busycon caricaKnobbed whelk
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Mollusca–Class Gastropoda
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Mercenaria mercenariaHard-shelled clam; quahog
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Mollusca–Class Bivalvia
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Cyanea capillataLion’s mane jellyfish
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Cnidaria–Class Scyphozoa
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Acartia tonsaCopepod
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Arthropoda–Class Crustacea
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Loligo pealeiLong-finned squid
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Mollusca–Class Cephalopoda
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Nereis virensClam worm
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Annelida–Class Polychaeta
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Crangon septemspinosaSand shrimp
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Arthropoda–Class Crustacea
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Limulus polyphemusAtlantic horseshoe crab
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Arthropoda–Class Merostomata
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Callinectes sapidusBlue crab
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Arthropoda–Class Crustacea; Order Decopoda
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Strongylocentrotus droebachiensisGreen sea urchin
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Echinodermata–Class Echinoidea
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Asterias forbesiiForbes’ sea star
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Echinodermata–Class Stelleroidea
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Morone saxatilusStriped bass
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Vertebrata–Superclass Osteichthyes
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Rhinoptera bonasusCownose ray
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Vertebrata–Class Chondrichthyes
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Sphyrna lewiniScalloped hammershead shark
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Vertebrata–Class Chondrichthyes
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Myxine glutinosaAtlantic hagfish
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata; Subphylum Agnatha–Class Myxini
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Phoca vitulinaHarbor seal
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata; subphylum Vertebrata–Class Mammalia; Order Pinniped
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Balenoptera acutorostrataMinke whale
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata; subphylum Vertebrata–Class Mammalia; Order Cetacean;
»- Suborder: mysticeti
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Chelonia mydasGreen sea turtle
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata; subphylum Vertebrata–Class Reptilia
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Charadrius melosusPiping plover
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata; subphylum Vertebrata–Class Aves
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Delphinus delphisShort-beaked common dolphin
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata; subphylum Vertebrata–Class Mammalia; Order Cetacean– Suborder Odonteceti
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Vibrio harveyiVibrio; bioluminescent marine bacteria
• Domain Bacteria (Prokaryote)– Kingdom Proteobacteria
• Phylum Gammaproteobacteria
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Spartina alternifloraSmooth cord grass
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Plantae
• Phylum Magnoliophyta (Angiospermae)–Class (Monocots)
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Zostera marinaEelgrass
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Plantae
• Phylum Magnoliophyta (Angiospermae)–Class (Monocots)
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Trichechus manatusManatee
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata; subphylum Vertebrata–Class Mammalia; Order Sirenia
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Ursus maritimusPolar Bear
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata; subphylum Vertebrata–Class Mammalia; Order Carnivora
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Orcinus orcaOrca Whale
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata; subphylum Vertebrata–Class Mammalia; Order Cetacean
»Suborder: Odontoceti
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Aptenodytes forsteri(Emperor) Penguin
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata; subphylum Vertebrata–Class Aves
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Millepora (spp.)Fire Coral
• Domain Eukarya– Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Cnideria–Class Anthozoa