Marine Biology IMarine Biology IAn Ecological ApproachAn Ecological Approach

American American Lobster Lobster

Homarus Homarus americanusamericanus

Another species of lobsterAnother species of lobster

• Spiny Spiny LobsterLobster

• PanuliruPanulirus arguss argus

Topics in Marine Biology ITopics in Marine Biology I2009 - 20102009 - 2010

• Planet Planet EarthEarth

• Planet Planet OceanOcean

Introduction to Marine BiologyIntroduction to Marine BiologyThe Rocky Shore CommunityThe Rocky Shore Community

• How do marine organisms adapt and How do marine organisms adapt and survive on such a difficult environment?survive on such a difficult environment?

• Zones of marine organisms along a Zones of marine organisms along a rocky shore communityrocky shore community

The Chemistry of Water / Sea The Chemistry of Water / Sea WaterWater

• The chemistry of water The chemistry of water makes life possiblemakes life possible

Formation of Long Island Formation of Long Island SoundSound

• What geological forces were and are responsible What geological forces were and are responsible for the formation of Long Island Sound?for the formation of Long Island Sound?

Geological formation of LISGeological formation of LIS

• The formation of The formation of LIS and the New LIS and the New England shoreline England shoreline is directly related is directly related to the last ice ageto the last ice age

EstuariesEstuaries

Marine EcosystemsMarine Ecosystems

Inter-tidal Communities: Rocky Shore, Inter-tidal Communities: Rocky Shore, Sandy Shore, Mud Flat, Salt MarshSandy Shore, Mud Flat, Salt Marsh

Coral Reefs Coral Reefs

Mangroves Mangroves

Deep Sea Vent CommunityDeep Sea Vent Community

Marine Animal Identification, Marine Animal Identification, classification, and biology informationclassification, and biology information

Classifying the American Classifying the American LobsterLobster

• Kingdom : AnimalKingdom : Animal

• Phylum: ArthropodaPhylum: Arthropoda

• Class: CrustaceaClass: Crustacea

• Order: DecapodaOrder: Decapoda

• Family: Nephropidae Family: Nephropidae (clawed lobsters)(clawed lobsters)

• Genus: Genus: HomarusHomarus

• Species: Species: americanusamericanus

Maintaining & Monitoring a salt Maintaining & Monitoring a salt water aquariumwater aquarium

• SalinitySalinity• Dissolved Dissolved

OxygenOxygen• pHpH• NitratesNitrates• AmmoniaAmmonia• TemperaturTemperatur

ee• DensityDensity