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− | <span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 3250 </span> ( | + | <span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 3250 </span> (undergraduate) AND |
− | <span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 5250 </span> (graduate | + | <span style="font-size: x-large">EEB 5250 </span> (graduate)<br/> |
− | <span style="font-size: large">Fall | + | <span style="font-size: large">Fall 2012</span> |
− | ''Lectures:'' | + | ''Lectures:'' TuTh 9:30-10:45 AM, and ''Labs:'' Th 2-4:50 PM in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrey_Life_Science TLS] 181<br/> |
− | + | <span style="font-size: large">4 credits</span> Satisfies the laboratory and plant diversity requirements for the EEB major<br/> | |
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+ | ***Go to the Biology of Algae class web page on [https://learn.uconn.edu/ HuskyCT]. <br/> | ||
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+ | ***Go to the [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Biology_of_the_Algae_Lab Biology of Algae LAB] web page. <br/> | ||
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− | == | + | == Instructor == |
<span style="font-size: large">[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Louise_A._Lewis Louise A. Lewis] Associate Professor<br/></span> | <span style="font-size: large">[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Louise_A._Lewis Louise A. Lewis] Associate Professor<br/></span> | ||
[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology]<br/> | [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology]<br/> | ||
office: 200 Pharmacy/Biology Building<br/> | office: 200 Pharmacy/Biology Building<br/> | ||
voice: +1 860-486-6723<br/> | voice: +1 860-486-6723<br/> | ||
− | email: [mailto:louise.lewis@uconn.edu louise.lewis@uconn.edu]<br/><br/> | + | email: [mailto:louise.lewis@uconn.edu louise.lewis@uconn.edu]<br/> |
+ | office hours: M by appointment.<br/><br/> | ||
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− | + | * [http://bgbaseserver.eeb.uconn.edu/phyco_databasesimple.html Virtual Phycology Collection] at the George Stafford Torrey Herbarium, University of Connecticut. This contains over 800 images of pressed, dried algae on herbarium sheets. | |
− | + | * [http://www.algaebase.org/ AlgaeBASE] is the best web resource on diverse algae. Created and maintained by Michael Guiry, it includes a database of over 120,000 algae names and taxonomic authorities, a rich source of literature, and thousands of algae images. | |
− | + | * Some journals focusing on algal research: [http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/jpy Journal of Phycology], [http://www.phycologia.org/perlserv/?request=get-archive Phycologia], [http://www.elsevier.de/protis Protist], [http://www.amjbot.org/ American Journal of Botany], [http://www.springerlink.com/content/100278/ European Journal of Phycology], [http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1322-0829&site=1 Phycological Research], [http://www.springerlink.com/content/100278/ Journal of Applied Phycology], [http://uconn.library.ingentaconnect.com/content/schweiz/novh/2008/00000086/f0020001;jsessionid=7m69hdotal4q3.victoria Nova Hedwigia]. | |
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+ | ==Algae in the News== | ||
+ | * Informative links re: algae aquaculture and algae as biofuels: | ||
+ | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae_culture Aquaculture], | ||
+ | [http://www.scribemedia.org/2007/11/15/glen-kertz-valcent-vertigro-algae-biofuel/ Algae as a Sustainable Biofuels Feedstock]. | ||
+ | * [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91483930&sc=emaf&sc=emaf NPR podcast] about <i>Prochlorococcus</i>, an extremely tiny, yet extremely important marine cyanobacterium. | ||
+ | * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7482791.stm Massive green algae bloom at site of 2008 Olympics Sailing Course]. Most news agencies incorrectly reported the culprit as a "blue-green" alga. | ||
[[Category:EEB Courses]] | [[Category:EEB Courses]] |
Revision as of 18:42, 18 September 2012
EEB 3250 (undergraduate) AND
EEB 5250 (graduate)
Fall 2012
Lectures: TuTh 9:30-10:45 AM, and Labs: Th 2-4:50 PM in TLS 181
4 credits Satisfies the laboratory and plant diversity requirements for the EEB major
- Go to the Biology of Algae class web page on HuskyCT.
- Go to the Biology of Algae class web page on HuskyCT.
- Go to the Biology of Algae LAB web page.
- Go to the Biology of Algae LAB web page.
Instructor
Louise A. Lewis Associate Professor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
office: 200 Pharmacy/Biology Building
voice: +1 860-486-6723
email: louise.lewis@uconn.edu
office hours: M by appointment.
Links
- Virtual Phycology Collection at the George Stafford Torrey Herbarium, University of Connecticut. This contains over 800 images of pressed, dried algae on herbarium sheets.
- AlgaeBASE is the best web resource on diverse algae. Created and maintained by Michael Guiry, it includes a database of over 120,000 algae names and taxonomic authorities, a rich source of literature, and thousands of algae images.
- Some journals focusing on algal research: Journal of Phycology, Phycologia, Protist, American Journal of Botany, European Journal of Phycology, Phycological Research, Journal of Applied Phycology, Nova Hedwigia.
Algae in the News
- Informative links re: algae aquaculture and algae as biofuels:
Aquaculture, Algae as a Sustainable Biofuels Feedstock.
- NPR podcast about Prochlorococcus, an extremely tiny, yet extremely important marine cyanobacterium.
- Massive green algae bloom at site of 2008 Olympics Sailing Course. Most news agencies incorrectly reported the culprit as a "blue-green" alga.