This course was developed in 2000 by an UMCES committee as an overview course on physical, chemical, and biological interactions in the coastal zone for incoming graduate students in the MEES Program and has been taught each fall since 2001. The course emphasizes water flows, biogeochemistry, biological productivity, and anthropogenic effects and covers interactions between the atmosphere, watersheds, streams, and estuaries in the coastal environment. The content of the course is designed to provide a basic framework upon which more specialized courses can be built (e.g., watershed ecology, estuarine ecology, biological oceanography, etc.).
- Teacher: Mark Castro
- Teacher: Lora Harris
- Teacher: Jeremy Testa