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Biological Oceanography
OverviewWhat to Expect Instructor: TBD Overview: This course will serve as an introduction to oceanography, with an emphasis on how physical and chemical processes drive primary production and the rest of the marine food web. Ocean structure, waves/tides, circulation, ocean chemistry, land/ocean interactions, primary producers, marine animals, marine ecosystems, and focused topics will be introduced.…
Marine Ecology
OverviewWhat to Expect Instructor(s): Dr. Sara Smith (Mount Royal University), Abeer Siddiqui Overview: This hands-on field based course will focus on the ecology of local intertidal and subtidal habitats. In the first part of the course, students will study the fundamental ecological theories developed and applied in the marine environment. During regular field trips students…
Subtidal Science
OverviewWhat to Expect Instructors: Dr. Isabelle Côté, Siobhan Gray Overview: British Columbia’s marine ecosystems are rich in diversity and offer exciting opportunities for research. Yet the challenge of accessing this system is significant, and presents a barrier to many wishing to study it. This course is designed as an introduction to the techniques and practical aspects…
Fall seminar, Thursday Sept. 24, 5pm
Title: “The role of low dissolved phosphorus in the formation of Didymosphenia geminata blooms”. Dr. Max Bothwell . Location: RIX A.
Hagfish slime reduces uptake of metals, but not organic nutrients.
Hagfish slime acts as a selective filter, allowing the passage of nutrients across the skin, but impairing the transport of trace elements that may cause toxicity at relatively elevated levels.
Maximizing power generation from tidal energy.
Maximizing energy from tidal energy: University of Washington mechanical engineers are testing generation methods using the flume and PIV at BMSC.
Education and research at BMSC, en français
A short documentary (in French) about research and education at BMSC, by Vien Voir Ici TV.
Summer seminar, Thurs. Sept. 3, 7pm
Title: “Group and population dynamics in a social breeder” Dr. Andrew Bateman. Location: RIX Centre.