OS130/230 Readings
OS130/230 Biological Oceanography

Course Reading (links removed after term)

Week 1-2 (read for April 5)
Boyd et al., Nature 2000. The SOIREE Experiment

Franks, J. Oceanogr. 2002. An overview of NPZ models

Study Guide Questions for Boyd and Franks

How to Read a Scientific Paper

Week 2-3 (read for April 11)

Light, Color, Vision Introductory chapter on biology and light

Cloern et al. 1999 Light-Nutrient indices

Dierssen et al., 2006 The optics of red tides (graduate students)

Study Guide Questions for Light/Optics

Week 4

Field et al. 1998, Global estimates of productivity

Behrenfeld et al 2006, global productivity trends

Kahru et al 2009, more productivity trends

Optional: Lewis et al. 2010, global productivity trends

Week 5

Eppley & Peterson, f-ratio description

Yool, revisiting the f-ratio

Turk et al., Impact of ENSO on new production

Optional: Falkowski, 2000, Sunda & Huntsman 1997, Ho et al., 2003

Optional: The Laws et al. 2002 paper (Export Fluxes)

Study Guide Questions for Week 5

Week 6
Michaels & Silver, zooplankton export (undergrads: read at least the intro and conclusions)

VERTIGO paper, importance of grazing for the carbon balance

Study Guide Questions for Week 6

Week 7
Ware & Thomson, latitudinal gradients in productivity

Rykaczewski & Checkley, fish and upwelling

Jackson et al., overfishing

Week 8
Rynearson et al., 2006 (genetic diversity in blooms)

Huisman et al., Paradox of the Plankton

Week 10

Proposals for panel review

 


Homework and Practice Exams

Homework 1 (2012)

Homework 2 (2012)

Homework 3 (2012)

Homework 4 (2012)

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Homework 1 (2011)

Homework 2 (2011)

Homework 3 (2011)

Homework 4 (2011)

Midterm1 Midterm2 (note: These are from a previous year. You can use it as practice)

Homework 5 (2011) -- COML Video Link

Homework 6 (2011)

Term Paper Guidelines

Undergraduate Myers Trust Guidelines

Undergraduate FLML Guidelines

Extra Credit (2011)

Take-Home Final (note: this is from a previous year)

Practice Final (note: this is from a previous year)