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Animal-Sediment Relationships
E&ES305 SP

Benthic organisms exert strong controls on estuarine chemistry, thus, they play an important role in the spread, abatement, and monitoring of impacted systems. This course examines the effects that organisms have on sediments, sedimentary structures, and sediment geochemistry and their relationships to anthropogenic influences. Its focus is primarily on benthic estuarine and marine communities, although lake sediments will also be considered.

MAJOR READINGS

To be announced.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Quizzes, term paper, mid-term, final, and experimental paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NSM E&ES    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: E&ES106 OR BIOL104 OR BIOL261 OR E&ES230

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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