The Complete Guide to Marine & Coastal Studies at Stanford: Spring At Hopkins Marine Station BIOHOPK 43. Plant Biology, Evolution, and Ecology—Introduction to biology in a marine context. Principles of plant biology: physiology, structure, diversity. Principles of evolution: macro and microevolution, population genetics. Ecology: the principles governing the distribution and abundance of organisms; population, community, and ecosystem ecology. Equivalent to BIOSCI 43. GER:DB-NatSci 5 units, Spr (Denny, M; Palumbi, S; Watanabe, J) BIOHOPK 44Y. Core Experimental Laboratory—Laboratory and field projects provide working familiarity with the concepts, organisms, and techniques of plant and evolutionary biology, and ecology. Emphasis is on hands-on experimentation in the marine environment, analysis of data, and written and oral presentation of the experiments. Lab fee. Equivalent to BIOSCI 44Y. Corequisite: BIOHOPK 43. GER:DB-NatSci, WIM 5 units, Spr (Denny, M; Palumbi, S; Watanabe, J) BIOHOPK 56H. History and Philosophy of Science—The nature of scientific inquiry, its logic, historical patterns, and sociology. Emphasis is on the unique aspects of the biological sciences. 2 units, alternate years, not given this year (Somero, G) BIOHOPK 167H/267H. Nerve, Muscle, and Synapse—(Graduate students register for 267H.) Fundamental aspects of membrane excitability, nerve conduction, synaptic transmission, and excitation-contraction coupling. Emphasis is on biophysical, molecular, and cellular level analyses of these processes in vertebrate and invertebrate systems. Labs on intra- and extracellular recording and patch clamp techniques. Lectures, discussions, and labs. Prerequisites: PHYSICS 23, 28, 43, or equivalent; CHEM 31, 135; calculus; or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci 5 units, alternate years, not given this year (Gilly, W) BIOHOPK 174H/274H. Experimental Design and Probability— (Graduate students register for 274H.) Variability is an integral part of biology. Introduction to probability and its use in designing experiments to address biological problems. Focus is on analysis of variance, when and how to use it, why it works, and how to interpret the results. Design of complex, but practical, asymmetrical experiments and environmental impact studies, and regression and analysis of covariance. Computerbased data analysis. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci. 3 units, Spr (Watanabe, J) BIOHOPK 175H. Problems in Marine Ecology and Ecophysiology— Field-based, emphasizing individual and small group research for advanced undergraduates. Students learn field and laboratory techniques to address ecological, ecophysiological, and biomechanical problems faced by marine organisms. Original research projects may be integrated with ongoing research programs in the Hopkins Marine Life refuge. Prerequisites: Biological Sciences core, consent of instructor. GER:DBNatSci, WIM. 10 units, Spr (Epel, D; Somero, G) BIOHOPK 178H/278H. Polar Biology—(Graduate students register for 278H.) Seminar. Adaptation to extreme environments by Arctic and Antarctic organisms, from microbes to diving mammals. The effects of global change on polar environments. Prerequisites: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor. 2 units, alternate years (Somero, G) BIOHOPK 182H/323H. Stanford @ SEA—(Graduate students register
for 323H; same as EARTHSYS 323.) Five weeks of marine science
including oceanography, marine physiology, policy, maritime studies,
conservation, and nautical science at Hopkins Marine Station, followed
by five weeks at sea aboard a sailing research vessel in the Pacific Ocean.
Shore component comprised of three multidisciplinary courses meeting
daily and continuing aboard ship. Students develop an independent
research project plan while ashore, and carry out the research at sea. In
collaboration with the Sea Education Association of Woods Hole, MA.
Only 6 units may count towards the BioSci major. GER:DB-NatSci
16 units, alternate years (Block, B; Dunbar, R; BIOHOPK 188H. Experimental Sensory Ecology (Same as BIOHOPK 288H.). Experimental methods and findings related to animal sensory capability in the context of marine environments. Focus is on current literature and hands-on experiments. Laboratory component explores sensory mechanisms using neurobiological methods and methods of experimental animal behavior. BIOHOPK 187H/287H is not a prerequisite. WIM. 3 units, Spr (Thompson, S) BIOHOPY 198H. Directed reading. 1-15 units (faculty). BIOHOPY 199H. Undergraduate research. 1-15 (faculty In Palo Alto Biology (BIO) BIOHOPK 173H/273H. Marine Conservation Biology-(Graduate students register for 273H.) The science of preserving marine diversity. Goal is to introduce students to major conservation issues associated with marine ecosystems. Topics include decline of open ocean fisheries, salmon conservation, bycatch issues in fisheries, use of marine reserves, marine invasions, marine pollution, and global warming. Includes five lecturers from other universities who specialize in marine conservation. 1-3 units, Spr (Micheli, F; Palumbi, S). PRESENTED BY TELECONFERENCE Civil And Environmental Engineering (CEE) CEE 164. Introduction to Physical Oceanography—(Graduate students register for 262D; same as EARTHSYS 164.) The dynamic basis of oceanography. Topics: physical environment; conservation equations for salt, heat, and momentum; geostrophic flows; wind-driven flows; the Gulf Stream; equatorial dynamics and ENSO; thermohaline circulation of the deep oceans; and tides. Prerequisite: PHYSICS 41 (formerly 53). Earth Systems EARTHSYS 323. Stanford at Sea—(Same as BIOHOPK 182H/323H.) Five weeks of marine science including oceanography, marine physiology, policy, maritime studies, conservation, and nautical science at Hopkins Marine Station, followed by five weeks at sea aboard a sailing research vessel in the Pacific Ocean. Shore component comprised of three multidisciplinary courses meeting daily and continuing aboard ship. Students develop an independent research project plan while ashore, and carry out the research at sea. In collaboration with the Sea Education Association of Woods Hole, MA. Only 6 units may count towards the BioSci major. GER:DB-NatSci. 16 units, alternate years. EARTHSYS 164. Introduction to Physical Oceanography—(Same as CEE 164/262D.) The dynamic basis of oceanography. Topics: physical environment; conservation equations for salt, heat, and momentum; geostrophic flows; wind-driven flows; the Gulf Stream; equatorial dynamics and ENSO; thermohaline circulation of the deep oceans; and tides. Prerequisite: PHYSICS 41 (formerly 53). GER:DB-NatSci. 4 units, Spr (Hench, J) English ENGLISH 175J. Voyages, Swims, and Misadventures: The Culture of the Ocean—The sea in iconographic terms as place of life and death. Poetry including the Anglo-Saxon Seafarer, G. M. Hopkins, Lear, Baudelaire, Hardy, and Stevie Smith. Novels and novellas including Treasure Island, Melville, and Conrad. Films, photography, documentary, and painting. GER:DB-Hum. 5 units, Spr (Jenkins, N) Environmental Earth System Science (EESS) EESS 143. Marine Biogeochemistry. (Same as EESS 243.) (Graduate students register for 243.) Processes that control the mean concentration and distribution of biologically utilized elements and compounds in the ocean. Processes at the air-sea interface, production of organic matter in the upper ocean, remineralization of organic matter in the water column, and processing of organic matter in the sediments. Cycles of carbon, oxygen, and nutrients; the role of the ocean carbon cycle in interannual to decadal variability, paleoclimatology, and the anthropogenic carbon budget. GER: DB-NatSci. 3-4 units, Spr (Arrigo, K) Geological And Environmental Sciences (GES) GES 8. The Oceans: An Introduction to the Marine Environment—For non-majors and earth science and environmental majors. Topics: topography and geology of the sea floor; evolution of ocean basins; circulation of ocean and atmosphere; nature of sea water, waves, and tides; and the history of the major ocean basins. The interface between continents and ocean basins, emphasizing estuaries, beaches, and continental shelves with California margin examples. Relationships among the distribution of inorganic constituents, ocean circulation, biologic productivity, and marine environments from deep sea to the coast. One-day field trip to measure and analyze waves and currents. GER:DB-NatSci. 3 units, Spr, Sum (Ingle, J) GES 123. Invertebrate Paleobiology. Introduction to the fossil record with emphasis on marine invertebrates. Major debates in paleontological research. The history of animal life in the oceans. Topics include the nature of the fossil record, evolutionary radiations, mass extinctions, and the relationship between biological evolution and environmental change. Fossil taxa through time. Exercises in phylogenetics, paleoecology, biostratigraphy, and statistical methods. GER: DB-NatSci. 4 units, Spr (Payne, J) Geophysics GEOPHYS 185C. Topics in Biological Oceanography—(Graduate students register for 385C.) Research on biological processes of the world’s oceans. May be repeated for credit. WIM at 3-unit level. 1-3 units, Aut, Win, Spr, Sum (Arrigo, K) GEOPHYS 131/231. Marine Biogeochemistry—(Graduate students
register for 231.) Processes that control the mean concentration and distribution
of biologically utilized elements and compounds in the ocean.
Processes at the air-sea interface, production of organic matter in the
upper ocean, remineralization of organic matter in the water column, and
processing of organic matter in the sediments. Cycles of carbon, oxygen,
and nutrients; the role of the ocean carbon cycle in interannual to decadal
variability, paleoclimatology, and the anthropogenic carbon budget. Statistics (STATS) STATS 166. Computational Biology. (Same as BIOMEDIN 366, STATS 366.) Methods to understand sequence alignments and phylogenetic trees built from molecular data, and general genetic data. Phylogenetic trees, median networks, microarray analysis, Bayesian statistics. Binary labeled trees as combinatorial objects, graphs, and networks. Distances between trees. Multivariate methods (PCA, CA, multidimensional scaling). Combining data, nonparametric inference. Algorithms used: branch and bound, dynamic programming, Markov chain approach to combinatorial optimization (simulated annealing, Markov chain Monte Carlo, approximate counting, exact tests). Software such as Matlab, Phylip, Seq-gen, Arlequin, Puzzle, Splitstree, XGobi. 2-3 units, Spr (Wong, W) Overseas Study Program OSPSANTG 85. Marine Ecology of Chile and the South Pacific. Relationships among physical processes in the ocean, biological productivity, and the exploitation of resources by high-thropic-level predators including human beings. Characterization of ecological patterns; identification of processes operating on marine systems. Open ocean ecosystems, intertidal and benthic regions of the world's oceans, and ecological research developed along coastal regions, focusing on Chile's 4,000 km coastline. GER: DB-NatSci. 5 units, Spr (Palma, A) OSPOXFRD 88. Evolution of Darwin. Darwin as a lens through which to view society, history, science, and intellectual thought. Facets of Darwin's life and intellectual development, and the subsequent evolution of evolutionary thought to the present. Visits to the Darwin archive in Cambridge, Kew Gardens, the British Museum, Darwin's tomb, and Down House at the time of the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of the Species. 3 units, Spr (Siegel, R) OSPPARIS 33. The Economics of Climate Change: Policies in Theory and Practice in the EU and the U.S. Economic tools for tackling climate change. Analytical bases of existing cap-and-trade schemes. The European greenhouse gas Emission Trading Scheme within the frame of the Kyoto Protocol, and emerging regulatory or voluntary markets in the U.S. Carbon-pricing mechanisms with focus on power and gas markets. Possibilities of linking carbon pricing mechanisms on both sides of the Atlantic and conditions for integrating these markets into an international post-Kyoto agreement. GER:DB-SocSci, EC-GlobalCom. 5 units, Spr (de Perthuis, C; Keppler, J; Leguet, B) Freshman, Sophomore Seminars Freshman, Sophomore Seminars BIO 13N. Environmental Problems and Solutions (F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. Students do independent investigations of current environmental problems, analyzing differing views of them and discussing possible solutions. Each student gives two seminar presentations and leads two seminar discussions. Short, documented position papers are written for policy makers. GER: DB-NatSci. 3 units, Spr (Ehrlich, P) BIOSCI 33N. Conservation Science and Practice—(F,Sem) GER:DBNatSci. 3 units, Spr (Daily, G) CHEMENG 60Q. Environmental Regulation and Policy—(S,Sem) GER:DB-EngrAppSci. 3 units, Aut (Robertson, C; Libicki, S) ECON 17N. Energy, the Environment, and the Economy(F,Sem). Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. The relationship between environmental quality and production and consumption of energy. Can environmentally-friendly energy production and consumption compete with conventional sources? How to estimate and compare environmental impact costs of nonrenewable sources such as fossil fuels and nuclear power versus renewable sources such as solar and wind power. Implicit subsidies in conventional energy sources and the environmental costs of these subsidies. Regulatory and legal barriers to more environmentally friendly energy sources. 2 units, Spr (Wolak, EESS 46N. Exploring the Critical Interface between the Land and
Monterey Bay: Elkhorn Slough—Stanford Introductory Seminar.
Preference to freshmen. Field trips to sites in the Elkhorn Slough, a small
agriculturally impacted estuary that opens into Monterey Bay, a model
ecosystem for understanding the complexity of estuaries, and one of California’s
last remaining coastal wetlands. Readings include Jane Caffrey’s
Changes in a California Estuary: A Profile of Elkhorn Slough. Basics of
biogeochemistry, microbiology, oceanography, ecology, pollution, and
environmental management. GES 56Q. Changes in the Coastal Ocean: The View From Monterey and San Francisco Bays—(S,Sem) GER:DB-NatSci. 3 units, Spr (Dunbar, R) GES 46N. Exploring the Critical Interface between the Land and Monterey Bay: Elkhorn Slough—Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. Field trips to sites in the Elkhorn Slough, a small agriculturally impacted estuary that opens into Monterey Bay, a model ecosystem for understanding the complexity of estuaries, and one of California’s last remaining coastal wetlands. Readings include Jane Caffrey’s Changes in a California Estuary: A Profile of Elkhorn Slough. Basics of biogeochemistry, microbiology, oceanography, ecology, pollution, and environmental management. 3-5 units, Spr (Francis, C) |