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Marine Biology

X55 (3 semester units in Integrative Biology)

Examine the types of organisms that inhabit the marine environment and the types of habitats and ecological systems in seas and oceans in this introductory course. You also consider human use of the marine environment and the resulting problems and issues, including pollution, habitat modification, and exploitation of resources.

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STEPHEN W. SHANER, Ph.D., is a biological consultant in San Diego. Most of his work concerns the impact of pollutants on marine organisms and communities. He works with both toxicological and ecological aspects of those impacts.

• Online course: Internet access required
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• $770 (EDP 877035)

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Textbook(s) for this course:
Marine Biology
Author: Peter Castro and Michael E. Huber
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 7th
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 0077221249

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