Biology of the Algae

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Chondrus crispus

EEB 3250 (undergraduate) AND EEB 5250 (graduate)

Fall 2008 Lectures: MWF 10-10:50 AM in TLS 115 and Labs: M 2-4:50 PM in TLS 115
4 credits Satisfies the laboratory and plant diversity requirements for the EEB major

Go to the Biology of the Algae Lab


Instructors

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: TBA.

Karolina Fučiková Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
office: 311a Pharmacy/Biology Building
voice: +1 860-486-2289
email: karolina.fucikova@uconn.edu
office hours: Monday 1-2 in TLS 115 and by appointment.

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Textbook and readings

Required reading will be listed or linked in the schedule below. These will be chapters of the Graham and Wilcox book or from primary literature. There will be 6 student-lead class discussions through the semester that will focus on the primary literature.

  • Graham, L.E. and L.W. Wilcox. 2000. Algae, 1st ed. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-660333-5 [NOTE: 1st edition is currently being printed on demand by the new publisher, Pearson. This printing has resulted in some spotty quality. I have asked the UConn bookstore to get copies but you might be able to get better quality copies via Amazon.com -- I saw several used copies for sale. The original version is 1.5" thick, whereas the re-printed copies are thicker.]
  • Sears, J. R.[Ed.] 2002. NEAS Keys to Benthic Marine Algae of the Northeastern Coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Second Edition. Northeast Algal Society, Dartmouth, MA, USA. 161 pp. ISBN 1-878-301-07-1 [NOTE: 2nd edition is highly preferred because of its numerous taxonomic updates. This version may be sold out. If we can't find copies by the end of August, we will make copies available to you.]

Schedule

NOTE: all but the basic file downloads require a password; best viewed in Adobe Reader (some problems with the MAC "Preview" program).

Date Topic Reading/Assignment Lab
M 25 Aug Introduction to course Pdficon small.gif Syllabus (open access), Ch. 1 G&W Lab 1: Microscopes, collection, pressing algae
W 27 Aug Introduction to algal biology Ch. 2, 3 G&W
F 29 Aug Ecological importance of algae Ch. 2, 3 G&W
M 01 Sept LABOR DAY HOLIDAY no lab
W 03 Sept Red algae Ch. 16 G&W
F 05 Sept Paper Discussion #1
Leaders:
F 06 Sept Required field trip depart 7 AM, return before 3 PM meet out in front of TLS by 6:45 to help load vehicles
M 08 Sept Red algae Ch. 16 G&W Lab 2: Red algae
W 10 Sept Red algae Ch. 16 G&W
F 12 Sept Red algae Ch. 16 G&W
M 15 Sept Exam 1 Lab 3: Red algae
W 17 Sept Brown algae Ch. 12 G&W (Intro. to Ochrophytes)
F 19 Sept Paper Discussion #2
Leaders:
M 22 Sept Brown algae Ch. 15 G&W (Phaeophyceans) Lab quiz #1 (covers Labs 1-3), Lab 4: Brown algae
W 24 Sept Brown algae Ch. 15 G&W (Phaeophyceans)
F 26 Sept Brown algae Ch. 15 G&W (Phaeophyceans)
F 27 Sept Optional field trip depart 11 AM, return before 7 PM meet in lab by 10:45 AM to help load vehicles
M 29 Sept Green algae Ch. 17 G&W Lab 5: Brown algae
W 01 Oct Green algae Ch. 18 G&W
F 03 Oct Paper Discussion #3
Leaders:
M 06 Oct Green algae Ch. 19, 20 G&W Lab 6: Green algae
W 08 Oct Green algae Ch. 21 G&W
F 10 Oct Diatoms Ch. 12 G&W (Diatoms)
M 13 Oct Exam 2 Lab 7: Green algae
W 15 Oct Diatoms Ch. 12 G&W (Diatoms)
F 17 Oct Paper Discussion #4
Leaders:
M 20 Oct Diatoms Ch. 12 G&W (Diatoms) Lab quiz #2 (covers Labs 4-7), Lab 8: Diatoms
W 22 Oct Diatoms Ch. 12 G&W (Diatoms)
F 24 Oct Dinoflagellates Ch. 11 G&W
M 27 Oct Dinoflagellates Ch. 11 G&W Lab 9: Diatoms
W 29 Oct Dinoflagellates Ch. 11 G&W
F 31 Oct Paper Discussion #5
Leaders:
M 03 Nov Dinoflagellates Ch. 11 G&W Lab 10: Dinoflagellates, Euglenoids
W 05 Nov Euglenoids Ch. 8 G&W
F 07 Nov Cyanobacteria Ch. 6 G&W
M 10 Nov Exam 3 Ch. 6 G&W Lab 11: Cyanobacteria
W 12 Nov Cyanobacteria Ch. 6 G&W
F 14 Nov Cyanobacteria Ch. 6 G&W
M 17 Nov Cyanobacteria Ch. 6 G&W Lab quiz #3 (covers Labs 8-11), OPEN LAB
W 19 Nov Graduate Student Presentations
F 21 Nov Paper Discussion #6
Leaders:
M 24 Nov Thanksgiving Recess
W 26 Nov Thanksgiving Recess
F 28 Nov Thanksgiving Recess
M 01 Dec Evolution OPEN LAB
W 03 Dec Evolution
F 05 Dec Catch-up collection due
T 09 Dec FINAL EXAM 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Tentative)


Final Exam Policy

Information from the Dean of Students: “Final exam week for Fall 2008 takes place from Monday, December 8, through Saturday, December 13. Students are required to be available for their exam during that time. Students must visit the Dean of Students Office if they cannot make their exam. The DOS will give the student his or her instructions thereafter.

Please note: vacations, previously purchased tickets or reservations, weddings (unless part of the wedding party), and other large or small scale social events, are not viable excuses for missing a final exam. Please contact the Dean of Students office with any questions. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.”

If you have bunched finals or other conflicts, please contact the Dean of Students.

Links

Algae in the News

  • Informative links re: algae aquaculture and algae as biofuels:

Aquaculture, Algae as a Sustainable Biofuels Feedstock.