OCEANS 14H: Bio-logging and Bio-telemetry
Bio-logging is a rapidly growing discipline that includes diverse fields such as consumer electronics, medicine, and marine biology. The use of animal-attached digital tags is a powerful approach to study the movement and ecology of individuals over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. This course is an introduction to bio-logging methods and analysis. Using whales as a model system, students will learn how use multi-sensor tags to study behavioral biomechanics. Course taught in-person only at Hopkins Marine Station.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Goldbogen, J. (PI)
OCEANS 47H: Introduction to Research in Ecology and Ecological Physiology
This course is a field-based inquiry into rocky intertidal shores at Hopkins Marine Station that introduces students to ecology and environmental physiology and the research methods used to study them. Students will learn how to detect patterns quantitatively in nature through appropriate sampling methods. Following exploration of appropriate background material in class and through exploration of the scientific literature, students will formulate testable hypotheses regarding the underlying causes of the patterns they discern. A variety of different aspects of ecology and physiology will be investigated cooperatively by the students during the quarter, culminating in development of an individual final paper in the form of a research proposal based on data collected during the course. The course will provide a broad conceptual introduction to the underlying biological principles that influence adaptation to dynamic habitats, as well as an inquiry-based experience in how to explore complex systems in nature. This course fulfills the same laboratory requirement as
BIO 47. Satisfies WIM in Biology.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Elahi, R. (PI)
OCEANS 112: Oceans and the Global Imaginary (GLOBAL 112, GLOBAL 212, OCEANS 212)
This course brings together various social, climatic, and ecological perspectives to seek a better understanding of the relationships between people and the sea. Our oceans constitute some 70% of the surface area of our planet; they connect continents, countless islands, and form a universal link between geographically vast regions and culturally diverse peoples. Our oceans are critical to the health of our planet, and to humanity, and it is this interdependent relationship that forms the basis of this course.Taking a genuinely global viewpoint, we will explore the dynamic nature of peoples' interactions with their maritime landscape and seascape. The course will draw on a wide range of social science and natural science data and approaches to assess how we traversed and explored the seas; how the seas have been an enduring source of nutrition; and how they have come to garner immense social and cultural significance to peoples around the world. The course looks at the unique features
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This course brings together various social, climatic, and ecological perspectives to seek a better understanding of the relationships between people and the sea. Our oceans constitute some 70% of the surface area of our planet; they connect continents, countless islands, and form a universal link between geographically vast regions and culturally diverse peoples. Our oceans are critical to the health of our planet, and to humanity, and it is this interdependent relationship that forms the basis of this course.Taking a genuinely global viewpoint, we will explore the dynamic nature of peoples' interactions with their maritime landscape and seascape. The course will draw on a wide range of social science and natural science data and approaches to assess how we traversed and explored the seas; how the seas have been an enduring source of nutrition; and how they have come to garner immense social and cultural significance to peoples around the world. The course looks at the unique features of the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans, using case studies from each, while drawing lines that connect these vast oceanic basins. Ultimately, the course emphasizes the challenges facing our oceans as humanity's impact reaches unprecedented levels and considers how `people and oceans in partnership' might help mitigate the damage climate change has wrought on our planet.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Seetah, K. (PI)
OCEANS 123H: Catalyzing Solutions for a Sustainable Ocean: Learning with Local Communities (BIO 123, OCEANS 223H)
The ocean is impacted by overfishing, plastic pollution, climate change and acidification, which are leading to the disruption of marine ecosystem functions and services critical for human wellbeing. Ocean mining, offshore wind farming, increasing shipping, land sea interactions and carbon sequestration are all posing a whole new set of unprecedented challenges and, at the same time, opportunities to solve the pressing problem humanity has to face. By leveraging the unique location of Hopkins Marine Station as a living laboratory in Monterey Bay, this course will provide a unique opportunity for students to learn through real world examples about the multifaceted nature of problems at the very core of ocean sustainability. Course taught in-person only at Hopkins Marine Station; for information on how to spend spring quarter in residence:
https://hopkinsmarinestation.stanford.edu/undergraduate-studies/spring-courses-24-25 (Individual course registration also permitted.) Depending on enrollment numbers, a weekly shuttle to Hopkins or mileage reimbursements for qualifying carpools will be provided; terms and conditions apply.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
De Leo, G. (PI)
;
Micheli, F. (PI)
OCEANS 125H: Environmental Change and Marine Biodiversity (OCEANS 225H)
In this course we will study marine biodiversity and the impacts of environmental change on ocean life and marine ecosystems. Students will first study fundamental aspects of physiology, ecology, and evolution in marine animals and plants. Then, students will apply these principles to understand the consequences of environmental change on the functioning of organisms and ecosystems. Through field activities in the living laboratory of the Monterey coast, students will be immersed in the richness and complexity of marine food webs. Students will develop an integrative view of the past and future of ocean ecosystems, forming an evidence-based understanding of the consequences of recent anthropogenic influences on ocean biodiversity and associated ecosystem services. This course taught in-person only at Hopkins Marine Station; for information on how to spend spring quarter in residence:
https://hopkinsmarinestation.stanford.edu/undergraduate-studies/spring-courses-23-24 (Individual course registration also permitted.) Depending on enrollment numbers, a weekly shuttle to Hopkins or mileage reimbursements for qualifying carpools will be provided; terms and conditions apply.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-4
Instructors:
Elahi, R. (PI)
;
Goldbogen, J. (PI)
OCEANS 141H: The Science of Extreme Life of the Sea (BIO 140)
Covers the way marine animals and plants live in extreme environments by examining morphological, ecological, and genetic adaptations to low temperature, high heat, deep water, etc. We also cover extreme lifestyles such as fast swimming, small and large body size, and novel reproductive systems. Lecture material is punctuated with a series of tutorials on narrative writing skills in science, especially creative non-fiction, memoirs, braided essays and short fiction. The goal is to integrate quantitative thinking about the life sciences with creative writing that brings facts to life. Prerequisites: core courses in biology, creative writing, environmental sciences or engineering. Course taught in-person only at Hopkins Marine Station. For information about how to spend spring quarter in residence in Monterey:
https://hopkinsmarinestation.stanford.edu/undergraduate-studies/spring-courses-23-24. Individual course registration also permitted; no application required. Depending on enrollment numbers, a weekly shuttle to Hopkins or mileage reimbursements for qualifying carpools will be provided; terms and conditions apply.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Palumbi, S. (PI)
OCEANS 164H: Oceans Exploration: Gulf of California
Oceanography, ecology, and humanistic elements will be considered for these productive regions of high biodiversity and historical significance. Three weeks will be spent at Hopkins Marine Station followed by 4 weeks in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Field work will include work on both land and sea, with oceanographic and ecological surveys, behavioral observations, and visits to fishing/aquaculture operations and cultural sites A focus in Mexico will be the largely unexplored Gulf coast of the Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (REBIVI). Students will develop individual projects based on data collected and personal experiences in the field. Final 3 weeks at Hopkins are devoted to data analysis, writing, and project preparation for a public symposium. Interested applicants apply at
https://forms.gle/9ajyEsB29QVpCKZm9.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 16
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR
Instructors:
Gilly, W. (PI)
;
Micheli, F. (PI)
OCEANS 165: Tinkering in Marine Science (OCEANS 265)
Through this course students will build their own conductivity, temperature, and pressure sensor package (CTD) and test it against commercial products. Students will learn skills in basic electronics, soldering, circuits, breadboarding, arduino control, as well as 3-D printing, data collection, calibration and analysis.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Casciotti, K. (PI)
OCEANS 173HA: Marine Conservation Biology - Seminar and Discussion Only (OCEANS 273HA)
Class can be taken in-person or via Zoom. Introduction to the key concepts of ecology and policy relevant to marine conservation issues at the population to ecosystems level. Focus on the origin and maintenance of biodiversity and conservation applications from both the biology and policy perspectives (for example, endangered species, captive breeding, reserve design, habitat fragmentation, ecosystem restoration/rehabilitation). Also includes emerging approaches such as ecosystem based management, ocean planning, and coupled social-ecological systems. The course will include lectures, readings and discussions of primary literature, and attendance at seminars with visiting scholars. Prerequisite: introductory biology; suggested: a policy and/or introductory ecology course. Students should enroll in this course if they are only joining the seminar and discussion. Students who will engage in the full course should enroll in BIO/
OCEANS 173H/273H. (Graduate students register for
OCEANS 273HA.)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-2
Instructors:
Crowder, L. (PI)
OCEANS 198H: Directed Instruction or Reading
May be taken as a prelude to research and may also involve participation in a lab or research group seminar and/or library research. Credit for work arranged with out-of-department instructors restricted to Biology majors and requires department approval. May be repeated for credit. Formerly
BIOHOPK 198H.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-15
| Repeatable
5 times
(up to 75 units total)
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