The Science of Marine Biology
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The Science of Marine Biology
Chapter 1
The Science of Marine Biology
Nearly all disciplines of biology are represented Oceanography
Geological ocanographersChemical oceanographersPhysical oceanographers
The History of Marine Biology
Archaeologists have found remains of “clambakes” from the Stone Age
Tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh shows warning signsWhat is good to eat? What is bad to eat?Ancient Pacific Islanders passed down knowledge
Using wind, wave, and current patterns to navigate vast distances
Phoenicians – first accomplished western navigators Mediterranean, Black Sea, Indian Ocean
Aristotle Considered the first
marine biologist Gills
History of Marine Biology Scientific Inquiry came to a
grinding halt in most of Europe.
9th and 10th centuries the Vikings continued to explore the northern Atlantic.
Leif Eriksson – North America. A.D. 995
1492- Christopher Columbus
1519- Ferdinand Magellan
James Cook An English sea captain. One of the first to make
scientific observations Included a full time
naturalist among his crew
3 voyages (1768) Explored all the oceans First European to see
Antarctic ice fields First to land in Hawaii,
New Zeland, Pacific Islands
Chromometer
Charles Darwin1831 – HMS BeaglePrimary mission –
map coastlinesTheory of evolution
by natural selectionCoral Reef AtollNets to capture
plankton
Challenger ExpeditionPage 6Who is Edward Forbes?What contributions to marine biology did he make?Who funded Forbe and his crew on the first major
oceanographic expedition?How long did the expedition last?How long did it take to publish all the information
gathered?What made the Challenger Expedition so monumental?