Biology and Ecology of the Chesapeake Bay
Course: BIO-1080
Course Credits: 3
Prerequisites: 2 courses; From Subjects MTH RDG; Except courses MTH-NONE MTH-PLACE MTH-0800(3364) MTH-0900(3365) MTH-106
Description:
An introduction to the Chesapeake Bay with emphasis on the patterns of water circulation and the geological processes that produced this estuary, the largest and most productive in the United States. Students learn how physical and chemical factors produced within the drainage basin or imported from the Atlantic Ocean, both natural and man-made, influence the ecology and life history of selected commercially and recreationally important species from the bay's major biological communities. Optional self-guided field trips have variable costs.
Contact W. E. Montgomery, Chair, if you have any questions pertaining to this course.
Last Update: October 1, 2008