Exploring Marine Biology: Laboratory and Field Exercises

Unit 1. Temperature, Salinity, Density, and Dissolved Oxygen I. Analytical Procedures A. Determination of Salinity B. Determination of Dissolved Oxygen II. Applications of Termperature, Salinity, and Dissolved Oxygen Data Unit 2. Marine Invertebrate Classification and Identification Unit 3. Benthic Invertebrates Unit 4. Benthic Meiofauna A. Representatives of Meiofauna B. Sediments and Interstitial Spaces C. Meiofaunal Search Unit 5. Aquatic Plants; Macroalgae and Sea Grasses A. Morphology and Diversity of Macroscopic Marine Algae B. Morphology and Diversity of Sea Grasses Unit 6. Epibiota of Algae and Sea Grasses Unit 7. Photosynthetic Pigments of Marine Macroalgae Unit 8. Plankton A. Representatives of the Plankton Community B. Composition of the Plankton C. Observation of Living Plankton D. Quantitative Analysis of Plankton Sample Unit 9. Fish Morphology and Diversity A. External Morphology B. Fish Diversity Unit 10. Internal Anatomy of a Bony Fish Unit 11. Fouling Communities A. Qualitative Assessment of a Fouling Community B. Quantitative Assessment of a Fouling Community Unit 12. Sampling the Seashore A. Pretrip Planning and Preparation B. Suggested Field Projects and Exercises C. Fundamental Ecological Observations Unit 13. Offshore Sampling A. Physical and Chemical Sampling B. Biological Sampling AppendicesPaul A. Haefner is the author of 'Exploring Marine Biology: Laboratory and Field Exercises', published 1996 under ISBN 9780669297782 and ISBN 066929778X.