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Marine Biology. Professor Marianne E. McNamara. Before we get our feet wet…. Who are you? Your major Your year/Part time or full time Your plans Your objectives Your interests. What is Marine Biology?. Marine Biology is the scientific study of organisms that live in the sea - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Marine Biology
Professor Marianne E. McNamara
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Before we get our feet wet…
Who are you?• Your major• Your year/Part time or full time• Your plans• Your objectives• Your interests
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What is Marine Biology?
• Marine Biology is the scientific study of organisms that live in the sea
• Covers life forms from microscopic to the largest organisms ever to have lived on Earth
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What is Marine Biology?
Marine Biology is a subset of Oceanography
• Biological Oceanography (Marine Biology)
• Chemical Oceanography
• Geological Oceanography
• Physical Oceanography
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Marine Biology ≠ Dolphins!
Marine Ecology
Behavior
Physiology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Evolution
TaxonomyMarine Disease
Marine Conservation
Fisheries Managemen
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Why Study Marine Biology?
We live on Long ISLAND…We are literally surrounded by marine organisms!
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Why Study Marine Biology?
• The ocean covers 71% of the Earth’s surface
• Seawater accounts for 97% of all the water on our planet!
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http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/images/content/95573main_plankton_satellite.jpg
Why Study Marine Biology?More than half of the oxygen we breath is produced
by photosynthetic organisms in the ocean!
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Why Study Marine Biology?
• Marine life represents a vast source of human wealth and revenue– Commercial and
Recreational Fishing– Recreation and tourism– Raw materials– Medicines
Globally, our oceans are worth more than $20 trillion a year!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/plecojan/455198822/
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Why Study Marine Biology?Because 30 million Shark Week viewers can’t be
wrong...
www.thomaspeschak.comhttp://toppayingideas.com/blog/2010/08/01/shark-week-starts-on-discovery-channel/
www.discovery.com
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Why Study Marine Biology?
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Why Study Marine Biology?
• Our shorelines are shaped and protected by marine life
• New Orleans was once protected by thousands of sq. miles of salt marsh
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Why Study Marine Biology?
• Life on Earth is believed to have began in the sea
• Many medical advances were made possible by the study of marine organisms
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Why study marine biology?
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The History of Marine Biology
• Humans have been living by the sea since the dawn of humanity (source of food, travel)
• Ancient Pacific Islanders had extensive knowledge of marine life and were accomplished navigators
• Ancient Greeks had considerable knowledge of nearshore organisms– Aristotle is considered by many to
be the first marine biologist
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The History of Marine Biology• Knowledge of the marine environment and its
inhabitants expanded as mariners gained skills in seamanship and navigation
• Before long, explorers became curious about organisms that lived in the sea that they sailed
James Cook (1728-79) Charles Darwin (1809-82) Charles Wilkes (1798-1877)
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The Gulf Stream: Then and Now
1769 chart of the Gulf Stream by Benjamin Franklin
2000: Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and
Reflection Radiometer image of the Gulf Stream
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The History of Marine Biology
• The most famous (and extensive) study of our ocean was conducted by the British in the 19th century– The HMS Challenger sailed the seas between
1872-1876– Motivated by economic and military interests– Explored nearly every all parts of the world’s
ocean• Seawater samples, biological samples, depths,
sediment composition
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The Challenger expedition• Remains the longest continuous oceanographic
survey to date
Voyage track from 1872-1876
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The History of Marine Biology• The Challenger expedition successfully
disproved the Azoic hypothesis: the belief that no life existed below 550 meters
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The History of Marine Biology• Collection of life in the depths launched the
science of marine biology!• Today, thousands of marine biologists study
marine life around the globe
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Marine Biology Today• Technological advances, such as SONAR and
SCUBA, allow scientists to explore marine organisms in their natural environment
• Oceanographic ships and shore-based laboratories provide platforms for scientists to study marine organisms under finely-controlled conditions in ‘real time’
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Modern Day Sampling Devices
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http://www.marine.usf.edu/sipper/gallery.htm
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http://www.marine.usf.edu/sipper/gallery.htm
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The Future of Marine Biology• It is said that we know more about the surface
of the moon than we do our own oceans• Much of the ocean remains unexplored• Hundreds of new species are discovered
annually• With every new piece
of information, we have more to learn and more to build upon
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The Future of Marine Biology
www.nationalgeographic.com
www.noaa.com
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www.botany.hawaii.edu
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/specials/in-the-field-specials/crittercam-overview/Start at 3:16