California Current - Geography 158


Instructors:

    Dave Siegel (Email: davey@icess.ucsb.edu; Phone: 4547; Office: Ellison 6844 ; OH's: W2-3 or by appt)

    Michael Robinson (michaelr@geog.ucsb.edu; Ellison 6716; OH's: M 11-12 or by appt)


Meeting Times:

    Lecture:  MWF 1:00-1:50  Chem 1171      

    Disc 1 - M 10-11; Disc 2 - W 2-3; All in Ellison 2620   


Course Description:

A systematized introduction to marine resources focusing on the physical and biological environment of the California Current and our interactions with it.  Resource topics to be covered include fishery management, marine reserves, pollution, recreation, and agency interactions.  Several lectures will be presented by local experts. 


Syllabus:

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Lecture Notes:

    April 2     Lecture 1    Introduction 

    April 4    Lecture 2    Time & space scales

    April 6    Lecture 3    Seawater

    April 9    Lecture 4    Geostrophic Currents

    April 11  Lecture 5    Wind driven motions - Ekman transport

    April 13  Lecture 6    Seasonal structure of the California Current

    April 16  Lecture 7    Primary production

    April 18  Lecture 8    ENSO

    April 20  Lecture 9    More ENSO

    April 22  Lecture 10    The Pacific Decadal Oscillation and Fish

    April 24  Lecture 11  Zooplankton and food webs

    April 26 Lecture 12  Food webs and fish

    April 30 Lecture 13  Larval transport & Ekman transport

    May 2    Lecture 14  Marine Reserves in Channel Islands (Dr. Satie Airame)

    May 4    Lecture 15  Climate and Fish

    May 9    Lecture 16  Fishing

    May 11    Lecture 17  Harmful Algal Blooms

    May 14    Lecture 18  More Fishing

    May 16    Lecture 19  Fishery Management

    May 18    Lecture 20  Fisheries & Ecosystems

    May 21    Lecture 21  Kelp Forest Ecosystems

    May 23    Lecture 22  Pollution

    May 25    Lecture 0    Random stuff

    May 30    Lecture 23  Oil...

    June 1     Lecture 24  Mo' Pollution

    June 4     Lecture 25  Surfing Predictions - Doug Yartz guest lecture

    June 6     Lecture 26  Charismatic megafauna...

    June 8     Lecture 27  Linking scale and ecological and human processes

 

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06/07/2007 - DAS