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MEMORANDUM
Dr. G.H. Geen, Chairman
To
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Department of Biological Sciences
Bamfield Courses.
Subiect
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Dear Glen:,
Gil Brett has forwarded to me on your behalf the outlines for
the courses at Bamfield. I want to take the opportunity to
have you thank the several staff members who were involved in
the preparation of these notes; they are almost precisely the
kind of thing I had hoped would emerge. While there is some
obvious, but minor, overlap with our courses here on home base,
I feel that both from the point of view of the heterogeneity of
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the student population and of the need for some review in every
course, there need be no gross concern on this account. I am
taking the liberty of having copies of these sent to the Secretary
of the Senate for distribution to the members of the Senate so that
an adequate basis will exist for the presentation on 10/JA/72.
I apologize again for the haste in which these had to be prepared,
but I now have very few qualms in there presentation.
SA:dep
c.c. Mr. Evans, Secretary of Senate.
SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
Dr. S. Aronoff
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Dean of Science
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I am enclosing outlines on the course material likely
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covered in the Bamfield Courses. Please note that the example outline for
Marine Science 410 is slightly different than we propose. However, this
expansion of time available would have no bearing on the number of contact
hours or content.
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Marine Benthic Algae
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MASC 420
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Purpose: To introduce students to the diversity of marine algae, their
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biology and environment.
General Approach: Emphasis will be placed on field work and to a lesser
extent laboratory exercises. Student projects, lectures and seminars
will also be employed.
Specific Approach:
Field Work:
General observations and collections will be made at a variety of
habitats, e.g., exposed and sheltered rocky intertidal and subtidal
shores. Class exercises will be conducted in the field. The extent
depends upon number of SCUBA diving students and tides.
These will include -
Methods of determining seaweed quantities (transects, quadrats,
photography)
Characterization of the algal physical environment
Definition of algal communities
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Laboratory Exercises:
A large portion of the laboratory time will be spent identifying . -... -
collected algae. This exercise introduces the student to the basic
vegetative and reproductive morphology of the plants and emphasizes
differences used to distinguish species. Other exercises include
Pigment extraction - demonstrating biochemical differences used
to separate major groups of algae.
Determination of caloric value and concentrations of major
metabolites of selected algae (relates to food value).
Establishment of laboratory cultures using a variety of techniques ........
(these are essential to most laboratory experimentation).
Determination of nutritional requirements.
Determination of toxic effects of major British Columbia pollutants
(e.g., Kraft Mill effluent).
Student Projects:
The purpose of these is to allow the student to explore an area of
interest - the research techniques and literature. The nature of
the projects will depend upon facilities. However, emphasis will be ..
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placed on field oriented research.
Lectures and Seminars:
Lectures will include the following -
Classification - taxonomic
Classification - ecological
Classification - industrial
Diversity of form, reproduction, and metabolite production
Chromatic adaptation
Symbiosis
Distribution and dispersal
Mariculture
Seminars will be extracted from visiting and resident phycologists.
Further, students will report on their projects.
Western Canadian Universities Marine Biological Society
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Summer Course Program
Course Proposal: Marine Science 430 - Marine Ecology
Present Offerings in Ecology at SFU
The student at SFU is introduced to general ecological principles
in General Ecology (204); the principles of animal ecology in 304, and
terrestrial plant ecology in 404; the physics and chemistry of terrestrial
and aquatic environments in 300; the principles of population dynamics of
terrestrial animals (407); and the principle disciplines of marine biology
in 424. In Field Ecology (409) the student applies ecological concepts to
a specific freshwater ecosystem.
Marine Science 430
The proposed course at the Bamfield Marine Station will provide an
opportunity for a detailed study of specific marine ecosystems. Marine
habitats in the Marine Station area range from highly estuarine to open
sea; from protected mudflats to fully exposed rocky cliffs; and from the
supralittoral to deep sea submarine canyons. The course will emphasize
work in the field, with provision for simulating certain biotic and abiotic
conditions
in the laboratory. The effects of many ecological variables
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cannot be determined in a six week term. Each class as a group will
initiate individual projects on one specific community. Class reports will
be kept on file at the Station so that subsequent classes and individuals
can continue work on the same communities over a period of years.
Course Description: Marine Science 430-6 Marine Ecology
An analytical approach to biotic associations in the marine
environ-
ment. Opportunities will be provided for study of the intertidal realm
in exposed and protected areas and of beaches and estuaries in the vicinity
of the Bamfield Marine Station; plankton studies and investigations of the
subtidal and benthic environments by diving and dredging are also emphasized.
Course level and credit
400 level course; open to graduate students and advanced undergraduate
students. Enrollment limited to 20 students with selection by WCUMBS
Committee of those most qualified. The course will have 10 hours of lecture
and 15 hours of laboratory field work per week and is equivalent to an SFU
6 semester hour course.
Prerequisites
SFU Biology 204, 304, 300 or equivalent courses of consent of
instructor. Biology 424 recommended.
Example of Outline for Marine Science 430
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Physical, chemical and geological regimes in the Barkley
Sound area.
Salinity and temperature, climatology
Dissolved gases
Other chemical factors
Water movements
sedimentology, petrology•
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Synoptic survey of major habitats (macro and meiofauna)
Protected boulder and rock
Semi-exposed boulder and granitic rock
Exposed granitic and sandstone rock
MudflatS, estuarine and non-estuarine, salt marshes
Sandy beaches, semi-exposed and exposed
Wharf pilings and floats
Open sea ships and buoys
Subtidal benthos--various depths and substrates
Plankton (zoo, phyto, micro, etc.), neuston and pleuston
Nekton
.iii. Associations and interactions in selected communities
Population dynamics
Behavioural interactions
Physiological interactions
BioenergeticS
IV. Initiate detailed analysis of one specific community
Description
Experimental manipulation
Individual research projects
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Summer Course Program
Course Proposal: Marine Science 410 - Marine Invertebrate Zoology
Present offerings in Invertebrate Biology at SFU
Invertebrate biology 306 introduces the student to the major
types of non-chordate animals;, basic plans of organization for each
major group; and general concepts of phylogeny, behaviour, development
and functional anatomy. In advanced invertebrate biology (418) the
students as a group enter into a research project on a selected
organism or community. Emphasis is placed on the research activities
of an invertebrate biologist, and the principals and basic techniques
of exploring a specific problem.
Marine Science 410 (6)
This course is designed to provide the advanced student with the
tools, environments and time for an in-depth study of temperate water
marine invertebrates. All major marine invertebrate groups are represented
in the vicinity of the marine station. Lectures will incorporate three
basic themes: diversity--major structural and functional trends and
characteristics in each major taxon; continuity--phylogenetic models;
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functional integration--structural and developmental analogues.
Course Description: Marine Science 410-6 Marine Invertebrate Zoology
A survey of the marine phyla, with emphasis on the benthic fauna
in the vicinity of the Bamfield Marine Station. The course includes
lectures, laboratory periods, field collection, identification, and
observation. Emphasis is placed on the study of living specimens in the
laboratory and in the field.
Course Level and Credit
400 level course; open to graduate students and advanced under-
graduate students. Enrollment limited to 20 students, selected by WCtJMBS
Committee from those most qualified. The course will have 10 hours of
lecture and 15 hours of laboratory work per week and is equivalent to a
6 semester hour course at SFU.
Prerequisites
SFU Biology 306 or equivalent course or consent of instructor.
Example of Outline for Marine Science 410
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LepfldJ.00flOLU.Lb,
pulids, Chaetognaths
Phylogeny
Phoronida, Brachiopoda
Polyplacophora, Aplaco-
phora, Scaphopoda
LamellibraflchS
Gas tropoda, Cephalopoda
Class Field Trips
0940 .2 rocky intertidal
and wharf-sponges
1025 .9 rocky intertidal
and wharf-hydroids, anthoz.
plankton-scyphoZoa, hydro-
medusae, ctenophores
wharf -turbellaria
whar f-hop lonemer tea
dredge-molluscs
wharf-bivalves
0425 1.2 rocky intertidal
gastropods
0705 -.1 rocky intertidal
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polychaetes, sipuncs
0755 -.1 mudflats-polych.
0835 .2 rocky intertidal
copepods, pycnogonids
c irr ipd s
0915 .7 peracaridans
decapods-rocky inter tid.
Technical Support
dive demo, and hexact.
sponges
dive hydroids, anth.
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Octopus, Rossia
dive-stauromed.
dive-insterStit. &
symb. turb.
dive -nemertea
dive-gastrotrichs
dredge-kinorhynchs
dive-ast. and oph.
dredge "
dive-echinoids &
holothuroids, crinoids
dive-ascidians
plankton-thaliaC.
dive-ectoprocts
plankton-chaet.
dredge-priap.
dive-brachS.
dive-molluscs
dredge -gastrop.
seine-Rossia
dive -polychaetes
interstit.-archian.
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dive-malacostraca
Labs and Lectures
June 14 Introduction, Porifera
June 15 MesozOa, Hydrozoa
June 16 Anthozoa
June 19 Scyphozoa, Ctenophora
June 20 Turbellaria
June 21 Nemertea
June 22 Rotifera, Kinorhyncha?
Gastrotricha
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June 26
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June 30
July 3
July 4
July 5
July 6
July 7
July 10 Polychaetes
July 11 Polychaetes, Sipunculids
July 12 Pycnogonids, lower
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July 13 Lower malocostraca
Endoprocta, Nematoda
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wharf endoproctS, nemas
Asteroids, Ophiuroids
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0730 1.2 rocky intertid.
ast. and oph.
.Echinoids,.
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0805 1.1 rocky intertid.
Crinoids
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Pogonophora, Hemichordata
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0840 1.0 rocky intertid.
Urochordata
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0915 1.1 rocky intertid.
ectoproctS, chitons
wharf -ectoproctS
July 14 Decapoda, phylogeny
July 17 Final exam
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MEMORANDUM
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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL - BIOLOGI
Subject_SCIENCES: MARINE SCIENCE 400
420, 430
Date DECEMBER 22, 1971
MOTION: ?
"That Senate approve, subject to satisfactory
administrative arrangements being made, the
new course proposals as set forth in S.72-16,
for offering at Bamfield:
Marine Science 400-6 Directed Studies
Marine Science 410-6 Marine Invertebrate Zoology
Marine Science 420-6 Marine Phycology
Marine Science 430-6 Marine Ecology."
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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
To
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SENATE
NEW Uuu"h 1KUYUL -
SCIENCES: MARINE SCIENCE 400, 410,
420, 430
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SENATE UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES COMMITTEE
From
Date
DECEMBER 22, 1971
The Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved,
subject to satisfactory administrative arrangements being made,
the new course proposals for Marine Science 400, 410, 420 9
430,
as set forth in SC1JS 71-30, and recommends approval to Senate.
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Dean of Science.
Date..... March 10, 17
The attached new. course proposals for the Depart:nent of Fi.o1ogical
Sciences rcprcscnt
the first
offerings proposed from
this tinivci'sity
in conjunction with CUiBS (Vestcrn Canadian
Universities Marine
Biological Society). The proposals outlined in paper 1-71-8 were
considered by the Undergraduate Curriculum Conmittee of the
Faculty
of Science and reconanded
to the Faculty
for approval. They were
considered and apprc\ed on behalf of Faculty by the Executive
Cormnittec at its meetinC of March 10th and
are recoancnded to Senate
for approval.
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AL: the meet I ug of the Ac:deiuic Committee of IVCUMIJS of
November 5, 1970, agreernii I was reached that courses in
Mar.i ne Sci enec '100, 410,
'120
and 430 should be offered-
by the Part
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and inc 1U(1((1 in their.
univcrs it)' Calendars.
• Course descriptions are included
on the en ci os nrc .
Dr. Geen in his letter of Dceahcr 29th (attached) re-
viewed the steps which th participating universities
were taking to implement this proposal
The course submissions 400, 410, 420 and 430 have been
considered and approved by the Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee at its meeting of February 22nd. They are
now recommended to Faculty for approval.
It should he noted that the courses will be given in
rotation
by
the members of the academic faculties of
the consortium of universities cooperating on the
WCUdE3S Marine Station at Bamfield. Furthermore, the
students in any of the courses will represent a mix of
students from all of the participating universities.
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B. L. Funt
APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COiMITTEE OF THE FACULTY OF
SCIENCE ON BEHALF OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE
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ON lIAJ?CH 1 0, 1971.
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I am enclosing tlic
api)ropri.ate
documents which doscr.i.ba
four new courses to be offered at t:n flamficici Marinc Steti.or±
courses have been approved by the Department of Diolcgical Sc.i.cnecs
and are being, forwarded to you for consideration by the Fee ulv of
Science.
Let inc review briefly the status of the Bemfi.eld marine
Station so that these
courses may be
considered in the proper
context.
1.
Five Universities (Alberta, Calgary, \i.ctoria, B. C. and
S. F. U.) hve jointly purchased an old cable station
in, the
village of Bemficici with the intent of developing a marine
station for teaching and research.
2. A
society (Western Canadian Universities marine Bioloqj(-aj
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Society) has . been formed by the parent universities to operate
the station.
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The' members of the Society have now applied to the National
Research Council of. Canada for
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Negotiated
Development
Grant
to assist in
the development of this facility.
4. Four undergraduate
courses have
now been proposed by
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the
Society for consideration at each of the parent universities.
It is our hope that each University will recognize these courses
for credit toward their deqrccs.
5.
These courses will run for ( - 7 weeks. Students wilJ.
only
be able
to take one course at a time. It is recommended that
these courses carry 6 semester.Lurs credit in view of the
load associated with these courses (probably 1
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lccturcs/
day, and 1
lab per clay)
6. Control of the courses offeroch at the J3Fimfield
flar.i.nc
Station
is
ensurodi by the presence of aL
least one academic
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Council..
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further
q uestions arise I would be pleased
to pro-
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the
necessary infouiuU on
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Pre-rectuisi ic(s)
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ENROU.IP.NT AND SCfft[JUI.JNG
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Estimated Fnro]ent.: 24 total
p
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universities.
Semester Offered (e.g. lctrly, every
Spring;
twice )
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early, Fall arid
Spring):
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semester
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summier scnicstcr,
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Itha t is the detai I ed dcscri pi on of the course including di frcre;i i
fron lower level courses, from sini 1 ar courses in the s:::ie
and fro;) courses in other dcprtmcnts in the Ijnjvcrsj ty?
Detailed
descrintion is attached. Marine Science 410,
420. and 430 will deal with sLibjoct matter that we
du-ll.
with only superfica1iy or not
at all
on our campus.
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Overlap will not
be a problem.
B.
1'.hat i.s the range of topics that
nay be dealt
with in the coerse?
See attached.
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C. flow does this curse fit the goals of the department?
Marine biology is one of the major areas of spe-
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in
the DcpartmenL of Bioloy ical Sc.iurics
D.
Now does this course affect degree rectuirencrits? -
Any of these. courses imy be taken for upper level
credit towards the B.Sc. (Bioloyy)
E.
What are the calendar
changes necessary to reflect the addi tiori
of this course?
Minor editorial chances in Biological
Sciences section
plus the addition of a descriplion of the Bainfield
courses at
the end Of the Biological Sciences section
of
the calendar.
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What course, if any, is
being dropped front
the calendar if this
COUSC
is approved?
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N/A.
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What is the nature of student demand for this course?
Likely
to be high judging from the experience of
other marine laboratories.
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Other
reasons for
introduci iig the course.
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These courses provide
an excellent opportunity
to
make use of
the unique
znd rich plant and animal
populations of the open coast
of British Colurnbi.a.
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A. Which faculty ei 11 be avai lab) e to tec1i this course?
N/A. Faculty-recruited by the Western Canadian
Univcrsitie; Marino ii.O1 ojicai Society will of [:&r.
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special s
pace
and/or equipment requri
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Sptce
inJ
ec.jUlpiucnt
will oc provided by the :stern
Banificid
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Marine
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St-it:iort.
Lies Marine
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Society
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Any ot1cr
budzctary
i.rnplications of
mounting
thi
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by
Costs
st.udcnt
assocjt.ed
fees.
with these
courses
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The Academic Committee of WCIJMBS met at UBC at 2:00 p.m., November 5,
1970. Present were J. R. Nursall (Alberta), N. J. Wilimovsky (UBC),
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R. Hartland-Rowe (Calgary), G. H. Geen (SFU) and W. C. Fields (U.Vic).
The discussion centred on proposals for courses to be offered at
Bamfield Marine Station, as outlined in the Feasibility Stud
y
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(Oct.
1969) on
pp
105-107. A preliminary outline of opinions had been
gathered by mail beforehand.
It was agreed that the courses as outlined and described were satis-
factory for inclusion in university calendars. The courses are as
follows:.
Marine Science 400 - Directed Studies. A course of directed studies
under the supervision of a member of faculty. The study will involve
a research project approved by the supervisor in the field of interest
of the student, and will be designed to take maximum advantage of the
laboratory and/or field opportunities offered by the Bamfield Marine
Station.
Marine Science 410 - Marine Invertebrate Zoology. A survey of the
marine phyla, with emphasis on the benthic fauna in the vicinity of
the Bamfield Marine Station. The course includes lectures, laboratory
periods, field collection, identification, and observation. Emphasis
is placed on the study of living specimens in the laboratory and in
the field.
Marine Science 420 - Marine Phycology. A survey of the marine algae
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with emphasis on the benthic forms in the vicinity of the Bamfield
Marine Station. The course includes lectures, laboratory periods,
field collection, identification, and observation. Emphasis is placed
on the study of living specimens in the laboratory and in the field.
Marine Science 430 - Marine Ecology. An analytical approach to biotic
associations in the marine environment. Opportunities will be provided
for study of the intertidal realm in exposed and protected areas and of
beaches and estuaries in the vicinity of the Bamfield Marine Station;
plankton studies and investigations of the subtidal and benthic environ-
ments by diving and dredging are envisaged.
The title "Marine Science" is retained to distinguish these as courses
offered at Bamfield rather than at any one of the participating
universities. "Marine Science" also allows for extension of the
offerings into fields other than biology if that proves to be desirable.
It is expected that in years following, as it becomes feasible,
additional courses will be made available, e.g. Ichthyology, Comparative
Physiology, Comparative Embryology, Marine Macrobiology.
It is not expected that all courses will be given in any one year.
These courses are intended as senior undergraduate courses, available
as well to graduate students.
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It is intended that the courses be the equivalent of full courses
(U. Alberta; U. Calgary) or 3 credit courses (UBC, U.Vic) or 6
credit courses (SF1J). The courses will have a content of about 150
hours. They will be offered during the period May - August.
Permission to register in these courses may be obtained from The
Director of the Bamfield Marine Station, to whom application should
be made. Information concerning course prerequisites and application
procedures may be obtained from participating departments.
It is expected that a separate section to outline the offerings in
Marine Science will be established in the calendar of each of the
participating universities, in the form best suited to the require-
ments of the individual universities.
In certain instances departments probably will establish equivalence
between Marine Science courses and their own offerings, e.g. Marine
Science 410 - Marine Invertebrate Zoology may be taken to be
equivalent to Zoology xyz at one institution.
It is hoped that representatives will seek the earliest possible
inclusion of Bamfield material in their calendars.
The Committee will have to explore the position of universities re
the status of instructors at Bainfield and the application of credits.
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