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OCEANOGRAPHY BOTANY STUDENTS:
Because I occasionally teach both botany and oceanography, and I have but one web page, you will have to look a little harder for some of the information I put on this page.
OCEANOGRAPHY
There is a link to the oceanography text book with which you should become familiar. You can review test questions, download chapter notes, etc. Remember you will need that user number from your text in order to access this information.
CULTURE VULTURE QUESTION FOR EXAM
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You are expected to write three abstracts and critiques on peer reviewed journal articles on topics in oceanography. The papers should be current (2006 -2011). The completed abstract and critique should be from two to three pages long. I will choose the article for your first abstract and critique and you will need to go to the library to get the web address. You will download that article here at school, from the net and write your first abstract and critique. The completed assignment will be due during the second week of February. We will discuss this more in class.
The article you will need to secure from the net is:
Weakness of the San Andreas Fault revealed by samples from the active fault zone:
B. M. Carpenter*, C. Marone and D. M. Saffer
Print out all of the articles in PDF format to make sure you have all of the text, and figures.
DOS, AND DON'TS FOR WRITTING YOUR ABSTRACT & CRITIQUE
The first abstract & critilque is due: (sec 002) 14 FEBRUARY 2012; (sec 050) 13 FEBRUARY 2012
Your second abstract & critique is due: (sec 002) 27 MARCH 2012; (sec 050) 26 MARCH 2012
Your third abstract & critique is due: (sec 002) 24 APRIL 2011; (sec 050) 23 APRIL 2012
You are to hand in your article to me two weeks before the abstract and critique is due (you will need to make two copies of the articles you choose, one for me, and one for you) so I can tell you if it is a peer reviewed article.
Before your second article is due, go to the library and sign up for a Got Research Session. You will receive 20 points as a quiz score when you show the certificate you received from the library to me.
You are to choose a topic that will be covered in class. Here are some suggestions.
1. Studies of the volcanoes of Krakatoa, Mt. St.
Helens, Pinatubo, or Moana Loa..,
2. Studies of the fault lines of Alaska,
California, Mexico, or Illinois. .
3. Studies of the more recent tsunamis ,
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4. Black and white smokers and their related
animals. ,
5. Fish trawling factory ships and their
environmental impact. ,
6. Coral. , ,
7. Offshore oil rigs and their environmental
impact. They have drilled in the Gulf of Mexico. .,
8. Photosynthesis in the ocean flora.
9. The oceans and global warming
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10. Studies of the how light and sound
travel in water? .,
11. Weather and pollution (acid rain, or
greenhouse effect, see chapter 6) , .
12. Studies of the effects of monsoons
and hurricanes on the environment.
13. Studies of the cause and effect (rogue
waves, wind, or doldrums, and related navigation) ,
14. Studies on estuaries; physical properties,
animal and plant life, maintenance/destruction.,
15. Studies of wet lands (coastal and inland) , , ,
16. Plate tectonics , , .
17. Ocean trenches .,
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18. Studies of the hydrothermal power in
Iceland . ,
19. Photosynthesis in hot springs. , ,
20. Studies of the sargasso sea
and its plants and animalsi , ,
21. Ozone depletion and climate change. ,
22. Coral seaweed-grazer nutrient. ,,
23. Sediment ,
24. Horseshoe crab . , , ,
25. Energy from the sea ,
No more than two people will be able to choose a single topic. If you find an interesting topic, not on this list, bring it to me, and I will determine if it is appropriate for the assignment. When you have chosen your topic, send an e-mail to me indicating the topic you wish to use as well as your section number. I will post your choice, on this web page in the order in which I receive them. Everyone should check the web page before submitting their topic.
See the section in your syllabus on abstract and
critique.
GETTING AN ARTICLE FOR YOUR JOURNAL ARTICLE AND CRITIQUE
I want you to go to the internet and use an appropriate source to find articles on your topic. Find peer review journals by searching the Oakton Library online databases. Ask for assistance at the library reference desk if you need help or you can search for your topics using Ask.com/ or Google (this can be time consuming, but fun). Very often an article you wish to use is listed with an abstract for you to read. If you think you would like to use that article print it out, or if it is not available for free, you should ask the liberian to get an interlibrary loan for you, or get it from the library data base. Some of the articles are free when you down load them here on campus, but are not free when you access them from home.
I will talk about this more again in class.
No more than two people will be able to choose a single topic. When you have chosen your topic, send an e-mail to me indicating the topic you wish to use. I will post your choice, in the order in which I receive them, on this web page. Everyone should check the web page before submitting their topic.
GETTING AN ARTICLE FOR YOUR JOURNAL ARTICLE AND CRITIQUE
I want you to go to the internet and use an appropriate source to find articles on your topic. Find peer review journals by searching the Oakton Library online databases. Ask for assistance at the library reference desk if you need help or you can search for your topics using Ask.com/ or Google (this can be time consuming, but fun). Very often an article you wish to use is listed with an abstract for you to read. If you think you would like to use that article print it out, or if it is not available for free, you should ask the liberian to get an interlibrary loan for you, or get it from the library data base. Some of the articles are free when you down load them here on campus, but are not free when you access them from home.
I will talk about this more again in class.
Your second abstract & critique is due
Your third abstract& critique is due
1. Natural selection
2. What makes a Venus fly trap close on an insect?
3. Weather and pollution acid rain, or greenhouse effect on plants.
4. How does CDC narrow down a disease out break to the initial
case? Choose a disease with moderate communicability. Read Eleven
Blue Men to get you started.
5. Any one cell organelle in plants
6. Plant colonization of land
7. Plant vascular systems
8. Immune system in plants
9. Photosynthesis in hot springs
10. Plant population ecology
11. Wet lands
12. Algae
13. Topics in horticulture
14. Greenhouse management
15. Parasites in plants
16. Living fossils
17. Plant tropism's
18. DNA
ANSWERS TO ESSAY QUESTIONS