Enrollment in BY 212L required with BY212 lecture. Lecture and laboratory. y Course is taught at Dauphin Island Sea Lab. BY124L. BIOL699 Independent Study in Biology (Units: 1-3). Given that there is a first order reaction -kC taking place and that the tank is in steady state the effluent concentration becomes an expression of the initial concentration, the reaction constant k, and the hydraulic retention time (HRT) which is equal to the quotient of the volume of the tank by the flow. Habitat analysis, natural history studies, and population dynamics of selected organisms. Pergamon Press, pp. Biology courses in which a grade of D is earned at another institution cannot be applied toward requirements for the major or minor. Prerequisites: Approval of the department; permission is required for concurrent enrollment in BIOL897 or BIOL895. Course is taught at Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Biology Capstone - Evolution. Eutrophication is a common phenomenon in coastal waters. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of six semester hours. Political Science and Public Administration, Bachelor of Science with a Major in Biology, Bachelor of Science with a Major in Biology and a Marine Science Concentration, Bachelor of Science with a Major in Biology and a Molecular Biology Concentration, Living Biology at UAB and Beyond - Seminar, Biology Capstone - Undergraduate Research, Biological Data Interpretation and Analysis, Biological Experimental Design and Methods, Add BY 484 Bio Capstone: Chemical Ecology, Organismal Biology (if not previously covered), Core Curriculum Area II or Area IV (or BY 245 see note below), Major in Biology Integrative Biology Concentration, Major in Biology Marine Science Concentration, Major in Biology Molecular Biology Concentration. [29] As the sea level rises in response to global warming, the surface area of the shelf seas will grow and in consequence the strength of the shelf sea pump should increase. Intended for Biology majors. [24], There are several sources of excessive nutrients from human activity including run-off from fertilized fields, lawns and golf courses, untreated sewage and wastewater and internal combustion of fuels creating nitrogen pollution. [34] It comprises phytoplankton cells, their consumers and the bacteria that assimilate their waste and plays a central role in the global carbon cycle by delivering carbon from the atmosphere to the deep sea, where it is concentrated and sequestered for centuries. In a study is focussed on the Scotia Sea, which contains some of the most productive regions in the Southern Ocean, the dominant fecal pellets in the upper mesopelagic were cylindrical and elliptical, while ovoid fecal pellets were dominant in the bathypelagic. BY431. Commercial Marine Fisheries of Alabama. The earth was divided into regions which he defined as tropical, temperate, and arctic and within these regions there were similar forms of vegetation. The course emphasizes the transition from cell, to tissue, to organs in multicellular systems. Creating buffer zones near farms and roads is another possible way to prevent nutrients from traveling too far. [140] Thus, future changes in the relative abundance of these or other phytoplankton taxa could have a marked impact on total ocean productivity, subsequently affecting ocean biogeochemistry and carbon storage. BY442. This course is designed to prepare biology majors for a career after graduation. Toxic compounds can make their way up the food chain, resulting in animal mortality. This course will examine the natural history and ecology of one of the world's rarest and most endangered wilderness areas. Removal of these nutrients is an expensive and often difficult process. The gut content of 294 specimens was identified to Course is taught at Dauphin Island Sea Lab. 4 Hours. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is one of the many agencies that work with environmental engineers to solve key issues. ; 5Rs - (sustainability) Overview of the biology and conservation of marine turtles. Specific attention will be paid to environmental issues such as population growth, climate change, water and energy resources, pollution, waste disposal, plant and animal extinctions, and food resources. 3 Hours. Advanced Molecular Genetics. Ecological features and set of physical management policies for coastal communities, with description of relevant federal and state programs. Environmental engineering is a sub-discipline of BY102. The Department of Biology offers graduate study leading to the degrees of Master of Science (Plan I - thesis and Plan II - non-thesis) and Doctor of Philosophy. 4 Hours. Biological Experimental Design and Methods. As krill and smaller zooplankton feed, they also physically fragment particles into small, slower- or non-sinking pieces (via sloppy feeding, coprorhexy if fragmenting faeces),[33] retarding POC export. Orr, J. C., E. Maier-Reimer, U. Mikolajewicz, P. Monfray, J. L. Sarmiento, J. R. Toggweiler, N. K. Taylor, J. Palmer, N. Gruber, C. L. Sabine, C. Le Qur, R. M. Key and J. Boutin (2001). Natural History of Vertebrates Laboratory. Course is taught at Dauphin Island Sea Lab. This is allowed for a few different reasons: a Prerequisites: Graduate or senior Biology students; an ecology course. They include animals such as seals, whales, manatees, sea otters and polar bears.They are an informal group, unified only by their reliance on marine environments for feeding and survival. Prerequisites: PHYS121 and BIOL230 or equivalents; or permission of the instructor. This could account for around one third of the ocean's external (non-recycled) nitrogen supply, and up to 3% of the annual new marine biological production.[49]. Later stages of eutrophication lead to blooms of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria limited solely by the phosphorus concentration.[45]. Liquid water has been present on Earth for most of the BIOL337 is highly recommended. [7] Anthropogenic or "cultural eutrophication" is often a much more rapid process in which nutrients are added to a water body from a wide variety of polluting inputs including untreated or partially treated sewage, industrial wastewater and fertilizer from farming practices. Prerequisites: CH117 [Min Grade: D] and CH118 [Min Grade: D] and PH202 [Min Grade: D] and MA106 [Min Grade: D], Science, techniques, and economics of marine aquaculture. Students will learn laboratory skills in molecular genetics, with a focuses on generating CRISPR guide RNAs and testing their efficiency in Drosophila cells. 3 Hours. [19], In 1958 paleontologist Paul S. Martin published A Biogeography of Reptiles and Amphibians in the Gmez Farias Region, Tamaulipas, Mexico, which has been described as "ground-breaking"[20]:35 p. and "a classic treatise in historical biogeography". Specifically, students will be involved in patient recruitment for the study, determine patient eligibility, reading information about the studies to patients, and collecting data regarding patient history. They include animals such as seals, whales, manatees, sea otters and polar bears.They are an informal group, unified only by their reliance on marine environments for feeding and survival. Prerequisites for BIOL332: Restricted to upper-division standing; BIOL230, BIOL240, and BIOL355; GPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of the instructor. Therefore, there is still a need for better quantitative investigations of how the interactions between minerals and organic aggregates affect the degradation and sinking velocity of the aggregates and, hence, carbon sequestration in the ocean.[62][49]. BY124. Some safety precautions are:[64]. [35] Photosynthesis by phytoplankton lowers the partial pressure of CO2 in the upper ocean, thereby facilitating the absorption of CO2 from the atmosphere by generating a steeper CO2 gradient. It is one of the most important determinants of the amount of carbon in the atmosphere, and thus of global temperatures. Despite the diversity in anatomy seen between groups, improved foraging efficiency has been the main driver in their evolution. BY109. Intended for Biology majors. BIOL555 Marine Invertebrate Zoology (Units: 4), BIOL556 Natural History of Marine Invertebrates (Units: 4). Principles of DNA Technology. This course will give students a foundation in understanding complex biological interactions at the molecular, network and genomic level. Prerequisites: BIOL350, BIOL355, and BIOL612. [84] Discarded appendicularian houses are highly abundant (thousands per m3 in surface waters) and are microbial hotspots with high concentrations of bacteria, ciliates, flagellates and phytoplankton. Caldas F.J. 1796-1801. BY444. Prerequisite: BIOL453 (may be taken concurrently). [18], The field emerged as a separate academic discipline during the middle of the 20th century in response to widespread public concern about water and air pollution and other environmental degradation. BY112. Prerequisites: (BY210 [Min Grade: C] or BY211 [Min Grade: C]) and BY245 [Min Grade: C], Metabolic activities and growth processes of plants, with emphasis on photosynthesis, respiration, germination, dormancy, and hormones; physiological phenomena associated with phases of development. Oligotrophic lakes are most common in cold, sparsely developed regions that are underlain by crystalline igneous, granitic bedrock. Quantitative Literacy is a significant components of this course. b A student must have at least a 2.0 average in all biology courses attempted and a 2.0 average in all biology courses taken at UAB in order to graduate. Drawing and writing assignments will focus on the structure and function of the important systems of the human body. Permission of Instructor required. Students join the Environment-ECUIPP Lab to research pressing environmental health issues with local communities. 2-4 Hours. and J. Simpson (1996) A Coordinator's Guide to Volunteer Lake Monitoring Methods. Prerequisites: BIOL230, BIOL240, BIOL355 or BIOL401 or BIOL350, and CHEM130. BY475. 1 This page was last edited on 24 October 2022, at 06:02. In these surface waters, phytoplankton use carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and other trace elements (barium, iron, zinc, etc.) The patterns of species distribution across geographical areas can usually be explained through a combination of historical factors such as: speciation, extinction, continental drift, and glaciation. Excretion and sloppy feeding (the physical breakdown of food source) make up 80% and 20% of crustacean zooplankton-mediated DOM release respectively. One scientist who recognized the importance of these geographic locations was Charles Darwin, who remarked in his journal "The Zoology of Archipelagoes will be well worth examination". BIOL411 Environmental Microbiology (Units: 3). Prerequisites: BY256 [Min Grade: C]. BY496. The students will also get familiar with knowledge on experimental perturbation of genomes, gene regulatory networks, comparative genomics and evolution, basic bioinformatics. An ocean without a biological pump would result in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels about 400 ppm higher than the present day. Prerequisites: BIOL230 and BIOL240; a course in physiology or endocrinology strongly recommended; or permission of the instructor. Discussions cover (but are not limited to) the history of life, mechanisms of evolutionary change, sexual selection, adaptation, speciation, and molecular evolution. Other marine animals can be vectors for such toxins, as in the case of ciguatera, where it is typically a predator fish that accumulates the toxin and then poisons humans. ); 20/30/10 standard - 20 mg/L Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), 30 mg/L Suspended Solids (SS), 10 units of E. coli: the water quality standard for greywater use in toilets, laundry and surface irrigation. The first part of the course, while dealing with introductory material through lectures and discussions, will give students a hands-on experience with well-known molecular techniques like DNA isolation and polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and how these techniques are used in the context of gene editing. 3 Hours. Reading and independent study in selected areas under supervision of faculty sponsor. This is opposed to biomagnification and is due to a decreased concentration from increased algal uptake. Organisms migrate up to feed at night so when they migrate back to depth during the day they defecate large sinking fecal pellets. Environmental engineers apply scientific and engineering principles to evaluate if there are likely to be any adverse impacts to water quality, air quality, habitat quality, flora and fauna, agricultural capacity, traffic, ecology, and noise. Aging: From Cells to Society. Lecture and laboratory. For most areas of the ocean, the highest rates of carbon remineralisation occur at depths between 1001,200m (3303,940ft) in the water column, decreasing down to about 1,200m where remineralisation rates remain pretty constant at 0.1 mol kg1 yr1. [26], Although eutrophication is commonly caused by human activities, it can also be a natural process, particularly in lakes. The term mesotrophic is also applied to terrestrial habitats. MESC230. Prerequisites: BY123 [Min Grade: C] and BY124 [Min Grade: C] and (BY210 [Min Grade: C] or BY211 [Min Grade: C]), A course about human diseases emphasizing mechanisms of injury, altered physiology, disease development and progress, clinical assessments, and treatment strategies. 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