Spring 2027

Marine Ecology

Introduction to marine ecology covering physical and chemical properties of habitats, species distribution, ecosystem interactions, energy and nutrient cycling, organism adaptations, and conservation strategies.

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Lectures are mid-sized, with a median of 39 enrolled students in the recorded sections.

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What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the global distribution of marine habitats and identify factors influencing this distribution.

  • Recognize types of interactions between species and their habitats. Describe how these interactions influence community assemblages and ecosystem processes in the oceans.

  • Identify the major elemental cycles in marine ecosystems and describe how these shape trophic interactions and community structure.

  • Identify major threats currently facing marine ecosystems and describe different conservation and management strategies for protecting marine species and habitats.

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Prerequisites

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(ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY 101 and 102),ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 152, or (BIOCORE 381 and 382)

ZOOLOGY 333

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Student experience

the class

An introduction to the physical and chemical properties of marine habitats, how these properties influence the distribution of species and ecosystems, how interactions between species and their environment influence the organisms living in these habitats, and how these interactions relate to the cycling of energy, nutrients, and organic matter through food webs and ecosystems. Cover several different marine ecosystem types and explore adaptations that organisms have developed for living in these environments. Explore current threats facing marine species and habitats along with conservation strategies and successes.

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Topics

  • Physical and chemical properties of marine habitats
  • Influence of habitat properties on species and ecosystem distribution
  • Cycling of energy, nutrients, and organic matter through food webs and ecosystems
  • Marine ecosystem types and organismal adaptations
  • Current threats to marine species and habitats and conservation strategies

Skills

  • Describing global marine habitat distributions and identifying influencing factors
  • Recognizing species-habitat interactions and describing their influence on community assemblages and ecosystem processes
  • Identifying major elemental cycles and describing how they shape trophic interactions and community structure
  • Identifying major threats to marine ecosystems and describing conservation and management strategies

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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