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asic ecological concepts with related topics including conservation and management of
endangered species, contributions of technology to management of migratory marine
species, role of research in national and international law and policy, and veterinary aspects
of conservation. Given at Beaufort. Field trip to Trinidad is required. Instructor permission
is required. Prerequisite: Introductory Biology. Instructors: S. Eckert, K. Eckert. 3 units. C-
L: Marine Sciences
227L. Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles. Biology including the anatomy,
physiology, behavior, life histories, and population dynamics of sea turtles linked to
conservation issues and management. Focus on threatened and endangered sea turtle
species, with special attention to science and policy issues in United States waters. Includes
field experience with the animals and with their habitat requirements. Sea turtle assessment
and recovery efforts, fishery-turtle interactions, population modeling and state/national/
international management efforts. Only open to undergraduates under Biology 125L. (Given
at Beaufort.) Prerequisite: introductory biology. Instructor: K. Eckert or S. Eckert. 4 units.
C-L: Marine Sciences
228L. Physiology of Marine Animals. Environmental factors, biological rhythms, and
behavioral adaptations in the comparative physiology of marine animals. Open to
undergraduates only under Biology 150L. Four units (fall); six units (summer). (Given at
Beaufort.) Prerequisites: introductory biology and chemistry. Instructor: Forward. Variable
credit. C-L: Biology 253L, Marine Sciences
229L. Biochemistry of Marine Animals. Functional, structural, and evolutionary
relationships of biochemical processes of importance to marine organisms. Open to
undergraduates only under Biology 155L. Four units (fall and spring); variable credit
(summer). (Given at Beaufort.) Prerequisites: Biology 25L; and Chemistry 11L, 12L.
Instructor: Rittschof (fall and summer). Variable credit. C-L: Biology 255L, Marine
Sciences
230L. Weather and Climate. Overview of the science of meteorology and principles of
climatology, especially as applied to problems in ecology and natural resource management.
Emphasis on the processes and characteristics of weather phenomena and local and regional
climates. General introduction to sources of climatic data and climatic data analysis.
Includes laboratory. Instructor: Knoerr. 4 units.
231L. Models for Environmental Data. 3 units. C-L: see Biology 268L
234L. Watershed Hydrology. Introduction to the hydrologic cycle with emphasis on the
influence of land use, vegetation, soil types, climate, and land forms on water quantity and
quality and methods for control. Development of water balance models. Analysis of
precipitation patterns, rainfall and runoff, and nonpoint source impacts. Statistical handling
and preparation of hydrologic data, simulation and prediction models, introduction to
groundwater flow, laboratory and field sampling methods. Instructor: Katul. 4 units.
235. Air Quality Management. Types, sources, effects of air pollutants. Regulatory
framework emphasizing the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and federal, state, local
agency implementation. Application of risk assessment, technology, market incentives to air
management. Scientific, policy aspects of acid deposition, global climate change, indoor air,
mobile sources control. Dispersion modeling, exposure assessment. Instructor:
Vandenberg. 3 units.
236. Water Quality Management. Types, sources, and effects of pollutants. Water quality
standards and criteria. Engineering approaches to water management. Mathematical models
and their application to water quality management. Federal regulations, in particular, the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act. Policy analysis for
water quality management planning. Instructor: Reckhow. 3 units.
239. Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment. Topics central to both health and
ecological risk assessment are explored. Basic concepts of hazard identification, doseresponse
relationships, exposure assessment, and risk characterization and communication
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