California Current - Geography 158
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)
Lecture: MWF 1:00-1:50 Chem 1171
Disc 1 - M 10-11; Disc 2 - W 2-3; All in Ellison 2620
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.
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
06/07/2007 - DAS