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Moss Landing Marine Lab Descriptions
For catalog cycle Fall 2007 to Spring 2009
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MLML 404: MLML 104:Quant Marine Sci
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
Mathematical methods for analysis of biological, chemical, and physical data from the marine environment; experimental design; parametric and nonparametric statistics. Not for major credit. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Offered spring semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 405: MLML 105:Marine Sci Divng
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
Skin and SCUBA diving course. Pool training culminates in ten ocean dives. Topics covered include diving physics, physiology, diving environments, night diving, and research diving. Successful completion gives NAUI and MLML certification. Not for major credit. (Offered every semester.)
Units
3 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 475: MLML175: Marine Science
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
1 to 4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 480: MLML 180:Indep Study
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
Faculty-directed study of selected problems; open to undergraduate students with adequate preparation. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
1 to 4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 503: MLML 103: Marine Ecology
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
Field-oriented introduction to the interrelationships between marine and estuarine organisms and their environment; emphasis on quantitative data collection and analysis. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 504: MLML 104:Quant Mar Science
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 510: MLML 110:Intro Anim Behav
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 512: MLML112:Marine Bird/Mamml
Effective Aug 22, 2005 View History
Description:
Systematics, morphology, ecology, and biology of marine birds and mammals. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Likely to be offered every other spring semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 513: MLML113:Marine Ichthylogy
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
A description of the taxonomy, morphology, and ecology of marine fishes. Field and laboratory work concentrate on the structure, function, and habits of marine fishes and the ecological interactions of these fishes with their biotic and abiotic surroundings. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Offered spring semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 524: MLML 124:Mar Invert Zoo I
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
A field-oriented introduction to the structure, systematics, evolution, and life histories of the major and minor marine phyla. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Offered spring semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 525: MLML125:Mar Invert Zoo II
Effective Jan 23, 2006 View History
Description:
A field-oriented introduction to the structure, systematics, evolution, and life histories of the minor invertebrate phyla. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Offered fall semester.)
Units
3 to 4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 531: MLML 131:Marine Botany
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
Covers plants of the sea, marshes, and dunes emphasizing the morphology, taxonomy, and natural history of seaweeds and vascular plants. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: INCLUDE JUNIOR AND SENIOR AND POST BAC AND GRADUATE)
MLML 535: MLML 135:Phys Marin Algae
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
Students gain an understanding of the adaptations of marine algae to their environment. Requires field trips for specimen collection and shipboard experiments. Focuses on the biology of seaweeds and phytoplankton. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: INCLUDE JUNIOR AND SENIOR AND POST BAC AND GRADUATE)
MLML 541: MLML 141:Geol Oceanograph
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
A study of the structures, physiography, and sediments of the sea bottom and shoreline. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Offered fall semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 542: MLML 142:Phys Oceanograph
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
An introduction to the nature and causes of various oceanic motions, including currents, waves, tides, and mixing; and the physical properties of seawater. Limited use of calculus. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Offered fall semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: INCLUDE JUNIOR AND SENIOR AND POST BAC AND GRADUATE)
MLML 543: MLML 143:Chem Oceanograph
Effective Jan 24, 2005 View History
Description:
An introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of the chemistry of the oceans including major salts, dissolved gases, nutrient ions, carbonate system, transient tracers, and shipboard sampling techniques. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Offered spring semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 544: MLML 144:Biological Ocean
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
The ocean as an ecological system. Emphasis is on the complexity of environmental influences on plankton, the transfer of organic matter between trophic levels, and nutrient cycles. Laboratory sessions include methods in sampling, shipboard techniques, identification of the plankton, and current analytical techniques. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Offered spring semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 561: MLML 161:Marine Fisheries
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 574: MLML 174: Topics In Ocean.
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
1 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 575: Topics in Marine Science
Effective Jan 24, 2005 View History
Description:
The study of a selected area in the marine sciences. The subjects vary depending on student demand and availability of instructors. Can be repeated for credit when topics change. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
1 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 577: MLML 177: Micro Tech
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
3 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 580: MLML 180: Independent Study
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
1 to 4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 601: MLML 201:Grad Std: Lib. Resrch
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
Students gain an advanced understanding of the nature of scientific information. Lectures, discussions, and assignments provide the framework for using and evaluating a variety of information sources in marine and ocean sciences. Strong emphasis placed on developing critical skills to interweave knowledge of the history of science into the context of bibliographic tools including the digital realm. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
1 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 602: MLML 202:Mar Instrum Anal
Effective Jan 24, 2005 View History
Description:
Principles of instruments used in oceanographic research, introduction to electronics, and applications of instrument measurements. Emphasis varies from CTD profilers, current meters, radiometry, and chemical measurement. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Offered every other spring semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 604: MLML 204:Sampl Exper
Effective Jan 24, 2005 View History
Description:
Basic design of experiments and field sampling, including random and systematic sampling, subsampling, survey techniques, single and multifactor experiments using randomized, nested, and blocked experimental designs, and data analyses. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 606: MLML 206:Molec Biological Tech
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
A laboratory-based overview of concepts and techniques for the isolation, characterization, and analysis of DNA and RNA. An overview of standard methods (amplification, cloning, and sequencing), as well as selected specialized techniques (analysis of gene expression). Lectures focus on application in the marine sciences. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 608: MLML 208: Scientific Methods
Effective Jan 24, 2005 View History
Description:
Information and skills for graduate students beginning their research careers, such as the philosophy of science, scientific writing, design of experiments and sampling programs, and using library and other resources. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 611: MLML211:Eco Mar Bird/Mamm
Effective Jan 24, 2005 View History
Description:
Community approach to the ecology of marine birds and mammals using experimental sampling methodology. Examines the distribution, abundance, trophic ecology, and behavior of birds and mammals in Elkhorn Slough and Monterey Bay. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 612: MLML 212: Adv Top Mar Vert
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
Advanced consideration of the ecology, physiology, and phylogeny of fishes, birds, reptiles, or mammals, emphasizing current literature and research. Topics and emphasis vary with term and instructor. May be repeated once for credit. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Likely to be offered every other fall semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 613: MLML 212: Adv.Top.-"Adv.Ichyt"
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 621: MLML221:Adv Top Mar Inver
Effective Aug 28, 2006 View History
Description:
Advanced considerations of the ecology, physiology, and phylogeny of the various invertebrate phyla emphasizing current literature and research. Topics and emphasis vary from term to term. May be repeated once for credit. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Offered only as interest warrants.)
Units
2 to 4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 622: MLML 622:Bio Of Mollusca
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 631: MLML 231:Bio Of Seaweeds
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
Discussions on marine macroalgal biology with extensive reading of original literature. Ecologically oriented individual research projects involving laboratory culture and field experimentation. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FIRST TIME FRESHMAN AND FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 633: MLML 233:Adv Marine Ecol
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
Selected topics and current issues in marine ecology. The subjects vary depending on student demand and availability of instructors. Can be repeated for credit when topics change. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
1 to 4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 634: MLML 234:Adv Bio Oceanogr
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
Experimental techniques in biological oceanography with emphasis on problems important in plankton ecology. The course includes lectures and labs, and discussions of current research problems. An individual research project involving the use of one or more modern analytical tools is required. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
[(Prerequisites: MLML 544) AND (EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)]
MLML 642: MLML 242: Plate Tectonics
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
Historical background, modern theory, and geophysical evidence of continental drift, sea floor spreading, and plate tectonics. Examinations of the impact of the recent revolution in historical geology. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
3 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 644: MLML 244:Paleoceanography
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 645: MLML 245:Deep Sea Sedimnt
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 646: MLML 246:Geol of Mtry Bay Regi
Effective Jan 23, 2006 View History
Description:
Geology, tectonics, and active naturally occurring processes in the Monterey Bay region and in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The geologic and tectonic history of central California, plate tectonic processes, representative stratigraphy, and geomorphology of the Monterey Bay region. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 648: MLML 248:Marine Benth Hab Mapp
Effective Jan 24, 2005 View History
Description:
The collection and interpretation of geophysical data used to characterize marine benthic habitats. Basic geophysical principals are reviewed. Application of techniques to identify and characterize marine benthic habitats, including echosounders, multibeam bathymetry and backscatter, sidescan sonar, seismic profiling, and GIS. A project in the collection and interpretation of geophysical data is required. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 651: MLML 251:Marine Geochem
Effective Jan 24, 2005 View History
Description:
Geochemical processes in the oceans: thermodynamics of low temperature aqueous reactions, weathering, oxidation-reduction and biologically mediated reactions, and processes occurring at the sea floor and air-sea interface. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 661: MLML261:Ocean Circul/Mix
Effective Jan 24, 2005 View History
Description:
The mathematical description of properties (salinity, density, etc.) in the oceans relating to physical and biochemical processes. Equations of motion, geostrophic method, and theory of distribution of variables. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 662: MLML 262:Satellite Ocean
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
Physical principles of remote sensing with application to the oceans including satellite image processing methods. Labs involve use of PC and UNIX workstation. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 663: MLML 263:Appl Comp Ocean
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
Lecture, discussion, and technical programming with MATLAB for computation and visualization with applications in marine sciences. Use of existing program libraries for data I/O and analysis. Semester project required. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Offered fall semester.)
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 671: MLML 271:Population Bio
Effective Aug 22, 2005 View History
Description:
Principles of interaction among marine organisms that result in the alteration of population structures. Techniques for assessment and management of populations. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Offered fall semester.)
Units
3 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 672: MLML 272:Subtidal Ecology
Effective Jan 24, 2005 View History
Description:
The ecology of near-shore rocky subtidal populations and communities with emphasis on kelp forests. Lectures and discussions of original literature. Fieldwork with SCUBA including group projects on underwater research techniques and community analysis, and individual research on ecological questions chosen by the student. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 673: MLML 273:Mar Env Std Gulf CA
Effective Jan 24, 2005 View History
Description:
A comparative analysis of the marine environment of the Gulf of California through background lectures, readings, proposal writing, intensive field research in the Gulf, and writing a scientific paper based on the results. Topics vary depending on instructors. Course is taught in conjunction with a similar course at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, Mexico. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 674: MLML 274: Adv Topics
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
The study of a selected area in oceanography. The subjects vary depending on student demand and availability of instructors. Can be repeated for credit when topics change. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
1 to 4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 674L: MLML 274L: Adv Top:ClimChgLab
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
1 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 680: MLML 280:Scientific Writ
Effective Jan 24, 2005 View History
Description:
Techniques and strategies of scientific writing used for proposals, journal submissions, and abstracts for meetings. Students develop their writing skills by preparing, editing, and rewriting manuscripts. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures.
Units
3 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 681: Coastal Dynamics
Effective Mar 17, 2008 View History
Description:
Addresses the oceanographic dynamics of coastal environments, with an emphasis on eastern boundary current systems influenced by coastal upwelling. The course focuses on how physical and geological oceanography interact with each other and how both affect coastal ecosystem dynamics.
Units
4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 685: MLML 285:
Effective Mar 7, 2008 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
2 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
[(Prerequisites: MLML 404 AND MLML 503 AND MLML 512) AND (EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)]
MLML 686: MLML 286:Grad Sem Mar Geo
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
2 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 687: MLML 287:Grad Sem Oceanog
Inactive as of Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
No Description Provided
Units
2 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
MLML 698: MLML 298:Research Mar Sci
Effective Feb 19, 2008 View History
Description:
Independent investigations of an advanced nature for the graduate student with adequate preparation. Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Offered fall and spring semesters.)
Units
1 to 4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(Prerequisites: EXCLUDE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORE AND JUNIOR)
MLML 699: MLML 299:Masters Thesis
Effective Aug 27, 2007 View History
Description:
Offered through Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML); contact ESSP program office for MLML registration procedures. (Offered fall and spring semesters.)
Units
1 to 4 Units
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
None
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