Topics in Marine Science: Larval Fish Ecology
MNS n383 Unique # 92705

Course Description

Recent advances in the ecology of marine fish larvae in relation to fisheries and aquaculture. The course will consist of lectures, discussions of pertinent literature, and methodology. The class is partially web based and requires a lecture and term paper. Use of the web for presentations and term projects is strongly encouraged.

Class Schedule

Classes meet  Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 - 12 Noon  and from 1:30- 3:00 pm on Friday in the Video Class Room.

Textbook

Concepts in Fisheries Science: The Unique Contribution of Early Life Stages. 2002. Fuiman, L.A. and Werner,R. G. (eds.) Iowa State University Press, A Blackwell Science Company, Ames IA

Organization and Expectations

Students grades are based on class participation, a lecture, a term paper, and an in-class presentation of the student's term paper.  Each student will select a topic from the Topics Outline (chapters in Text plus) and prepare a one hour Power Point lecture to be presented to the class. All students should read the chapter or relevant papers before the lecture and be prepared to comment or discuss issues. In addition a term paper on some area of larval fish research (discuss the subject with me) using current literature and  web resources will be due the last week of class. The goal is to prepare a written (and linked) paper on the web and to give a 20 minute presentation to the class.