The Complete Guide to Marine & Coastal Studies at Stanford: Winter At Hopkins Marine Station BIOHOPK 161H/261H. Invertebrate Zoology—(Graduate students register for 261H.) Survey of invertebrate diversity emphasizing form and function in a phylogenetic framework. Morphological diversity, life histories, physiology, and ecology of the major invertebrate groups, concentrating on local marine forms as examples. Current views on the phylogenetic relationships and evolution of the invertebrates. Lectures, lab, plus field trips. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci. 5 units, Win (Watanabe, J) BIOHOPK 163H/263H. Oceanic Biology—(Graduate students register for 263H.) How the physics and chemistry of the oceanic environment affect marine plants and animals. Topics: seawater and ocean circulation, separation of light and nutrients in the two-layered ocean, oceanic food webs and trophic interactions, oceanic environments, biogeography, and global change. Lectures, discussion, and field trips. Recommended: PHYSICS 21 or 51, CHEM 31, Biological Sciences core, or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci 4 units, not given this year (Denny, M; Somero, G) BIOHOPK 164H/264H. Marine Botany—(Graduate students register for 264H.) Introduction to plants in the sea. Phytoplankton and oceanic productivity; macrophytes and nearshore ecology; marine angiosperms from taxonomical, physiological, and ecological perspectives. Lectures, lab. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci. 5 units, alternate years. BIOHOPK 166H/266H. Molecular Ecology—(Graduate students register for 266H.) How modern technologies in gene sequencing, detection of nuclear nucleotide polymorphisms, and other approaches are used to gather data on genetic variation that allow measurement of population structure, infer demographic histories, inform conservation efforts, and advance understanding of the ecology of diverse types of organisms. GER:DB-NatSci. 5 units, Win (Palumbi, S) BIOHOPK 170H/270H. Topics in Marine Biology. The weekly seminar series. 1 unit, Win (invited faculty) BIOHOPK 171H/271H. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology (Graduate students register for 271H.) The interplay between environmental factors, such as temperature, light, nutrient supply, salinity, and oxygen availability, and adaptive change at the physiological level. Emphasis is on marine species and the roles played by physiological adaptations in establishing their distribution and performance. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci 4 units, not given this year (Somero, G) BIOHOPK 172H/272H. Marine Ecology—(Graduate students register for 272H.) Focus is on quantitative approaches to questions in marine ecology and ecophysiology. Statistical methods, including multivariate statistical approaches and meta-analysis. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci 5 units, Win (Micheli, F) BIOHOPK 187H. Sensory Ecology.(Same as BIOHOPK 287H.). Topics: the ways animals receive, filter, and process information gleaned from the environment, sensory receptor mechanisms, neural processing, specialization to life underwater, communication within and between species, importance of behavior to ecosystem structure and dynamics, impact of acoustic and light pollution on marine animals. Emphasis is on the current scientific literature. 2 units, Win (Thompson, S) BIOHOPY 198H. Directed reading. 1-15 units (faculty). BIOHOPY 199H. Undergraduate research. 1-15 (faculty). In Palo Alto Biology (BIO) BIOSCI 117. Biology and Global Change—(Same as EARTHSYS 111, GEOPHYS 117.) The biological causes and consequences of anthropogenic and natural changes in the atmosphere, oceans, and terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Topics: glacial cycles and marine circulation, greenhouse gases and climate change, tropical deforestation and species extinctions, and human population growth and resource use. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences or Human Biology core or graduate standing. GER:DB-NatSci 4 units, Win (Vitousek, P; Arrigo, K) BIO 144. Conservation Biology (Same as HUMBIO 112.). Principles and application of the science of preserving biological diversity. Topics: sources of endangerment of diversity; the Endangered Species Act; conservation concepts and techniques at the population, community, and landscape levels; reserve design and management; conflict mediation. 4 units if taken with a service learning component. Prerequisite: BIO 101, or BIO 43 or HUMBIO 2A with consent of instructor. GER: DB-NatSci. 3-4 units, Win (Boggs, C; Launer, A) Civil And Environmental Engineering (CEE) CEE 164. Introduction to Physical Oceanography. (same as EARTHSYS 164, CEE 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, Win (Fong, D) CEE 175A. The California Coast: Science, Policy, and Law—(Graduate students register for 275A; same as EARTHSYS 175/275, LAW 514.) Interdisciplinary. The legal, science, and policy dimensions of managing California’s coastal resources. Coastal land use and marine resource decision making. The physics, chemistry, and biology of the coastal zone, tools for exploring data from the coastal ocean, and the institutional framework that shapes public and private decision making. Field work: how experts from different disciplines work to resolve coastal policy questions. 3-4 units, Win (Boehm, A; Caldwell, M; Sivas, D) Earth Systems (EARTHSYS) EARTHSYS 111. Biology and Global Change—(Same as BIOSCI 117, GEOPHYS 117.) The biological causes and consequences of anthropogenic and natural changes in the atmosphere, oceans, and terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Topics: glacial cycles and marine circulation, greenhouse gases and climate change, tropical deforestation and species extinctions, and human population growth and resource use. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences or Human Biology core or graduate standing. GER:DB-NatSci. 4 units, Win (Vitousek, P; Arrigo, K) EARTHSYS 141/241. Remote Sensing of the Oceans—(Same as GEOPHYS 141/241.) How to observe and interpret physical and biological changes in the oceans using satellite technologies. Topics: principles of satellite remote sensing, classes of satellite remote sensors, converting radiometric data into biological and physical quantities, sensor calibration and validation, interpreting large-scale oceanographic features. GER:DB-NatSci. 3 units, Win (Arrigo, K) EARTHSYS 164. Introduction to Physical Oceanography. (Same as CEE 164, CEE 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, Win (Fong, D) EARTHSYS 175/275. The California Coast: Science, Policy, and Law—(Same as CEE 175A/275A, LAW 514.) Interdisciplinary. The legal, science, and policy dimensions of managing California’s coastal resources. Coastal land use and marine resource decision making. The physics, chemistry, and biology of the coastal zone, tools for exploring data from the coastal ocean, and the institutional framework that shapes public and private decision making. Field work: how experts from different disciplines work to resolve coastal policy questions. 3-4 units, Win (Caldwell, M; Boehm, A; Sivas, D) English ENGLISH 175. Poetry and Environmental Awareness. The environmental imprint and impetus in poetry: Native American poetry, the Bible, the Wordsworths, Coleridge, Keats, Clare, Whitman, Dickinson, Hardy, Hopkins, Yeats, Frost, Williams, D. H. Lawrence, Jeffers, Roethke, Lowell, Millay, Swenson, Bishop, Levertov, and later poets through Hughes, Walcott, Snyder. GER:DB-Hum. 5 units, Win (Felstiner, J) Environmental Earth Systgem Science (EESS) EESS 2. Earth System History. The evolution of Earth's systems from formation to the present. Couplings and relationships among biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. Topics include the evolution of life, origin of the oceans, atmosphere and continents, and changes in climate. Modern climate change and anthropogenic effects. GER: DB-NatSci. 3 units, Win (Chamberlain, P) Geological And Environmental Sciences (GES) GES 324. Seminar in Oceanography—Current topics. May be repeated for credit.. 1-2 units, Aut, Win, Spr (Arrigo, K) GES 2. Earth System History—The evolution of Earth’s systems from formation to the present. Couplings and relationships among biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. Topics include the evolution of life, origin of the oceans, atmosphere and continents, and changes in climate. Modern climate change and anthropogenic effects. GER:DB-NatSci 3 units, Win (Scherer, H) GES 3. Current Research Topics in Earth and Environmental Sciences— Primarily for freshmen and sophomores. Introduction to faculty and research areas in the School of Earth Sciences, including biogeochemistry, oceanography, paleobiology, geophysics, tectonics, geostatistics, soil science, hydrogeology, energy resources, and seismology. Winter seminar includes faculty from Biological Sciences. May be repeated for credit. 1 unit, Aut, Win (Egger, A) GES 90. Introduction to Geochemistry—The chemistry of the solid earth and its atmosphere and oceans, emphasizing the processes that control the distribution of the elements in the earth over geological time and at present, and on the conceptual and analytical tools needed to explore these questions. The basics of geochemical thermodynamics and isotope geochemistry. The formation of the elements, crust, atmosphere and oceans, global geochemical cycles, and the interaction of geochemistry, biological evolution, and climate. Recommended: introductory chemistry. GER:DB-NatSci. 3-4 units, Win (Stebbins, J) GES 168. Geomicrobiology—(Graduate students register for 268.) How
microorganisms shape the geochemistry of the Earth’s crust including
oceans, lakes, estuaries, subsurface environments, sediments, soils,
mineral deposits, and rocks. Topics include mineral formation and dissolution;
biogeochemical cycling of elements (carbon, nitrogen, sulfur,
and metals); geochemical and mineralogical controls on microbial activity,
diversity, and evolution; life in extreme environments; and the application
of new techniques to geomicrobial systems. Recommended: introductory
chemistry and microbiology such as CEE 274A. Geophysics (GEOPHYS) 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 141/241. Remote Sensing of the Oceans—(Graduate students register for 241; same as EARTHSYS 141/241.) How to observe and interpret physical and biological changes in the oceans using satellite technologies. Topics: principles of satellite remote sensing, classes of satellite remote sensors, converting radiometric data into biological and physical quantities, sensor calibration and validation, interpreting largescale oceanographic features. GER:DB-NatSci. 3 units, Win (Arrigo, K) GEOPHYS 117. Biology and Global Change—(Same as BIOSCI 117, EARTHSYS 111.) The biological causes and consequences of anthropogenic and natural changes in the atmosphere, oceans, and terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Topics: glacial cycles and marine circulation, greenhouse gases and climate change, tropical deforestation and species extinctions, and human population growth and resource use. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences or Human Biology core or graduate standing. GER:DB-NatSci. 4 units, Win (Vitousek, P; Arrigo, K) History HISTORY 243K. Endangered Species. During the past four centuries, more than 700 species of plants and animals have gone extinct throughout the world. The political, scientific, legal, and environmental histories of endangered and extinct species. Focus is on examples from fish and wildlife in the American West, including the grizzly bear, California condor, Pacific salmon, and desert tortoise. 5 units, Win (Staff) Institute For International Studies (FEEMAN SPOGLI) (IIS) IIS 195. Interschool Honors Program in Environmental Science, Technology, and Policy. Students from the schools of Humanities and Sciences, Engineering, and Earth Sciences analyze important problems in a year-long small group seminar. Combines research methods, oral presentations, preparation of an honors thesis by each student, and where relevant, field study. May be repeated for credit. 1-9 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff) Law LAW 514. The California Coast: Science, Policy, and Law—(Same as CEE 175A/275A, EARTHSYS 175/275.) Interdisciplinary. Legal, science, and policy dimensions of managing California’s coastal resources. Coastal land use and marine resource decision making. Physics, chemistry, and biology of the coastal zone, tools for exploring data from the coastal ocean, and institutional framework shaping public and private decision making. How experts from different disciplines work to resolve coastal policy questions. 3.4 semester or 5.1 quarter units, Win. (Caldwell, M; Boehm, A; Sivas, D) 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, Win (Palma, A) Freshman, Sophomore Seminars ME 25N. Global Warming and Climate Change: Fact or Fiction. (F,Sem) Prerequisites: high school physics, chemistry, and biology. 3 units, Win (Bowman, C) BIOSCI 6N. Climate Change: Drivers, Impacts, and Solutions—
(F,Sem) GER:DB-NatSci 3, units, Win (Field, C) |