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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Summer
course: Marine Botany<BR>Where: Friday Harbor Laboratories,
University of Washington<BR>When: July 16-August 18,
2007<BR>Instructors: Dr. Charles O'Kelly </FONT><A
href="mailto:cokelly@bigelow.org"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>cokelly@bigelow.org</FONT></A><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Dr.
Paul Gabrielson </FONT><A href="mailto:drseaweed@hotmail.com"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>drseaweed@hotmail.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>For Whom: Graduate students and advanced
undergraduate students (juniors, <BR>seniors).<BR>Application Deadline: 1
February 2007<BR><BR>Course Summary: The theme of the course is
principles, methods, and applications of marine algal biodiversity studies, in
particular benthic macroalgae (seaweeds) and microalgae (primarily
diatoms). We emphasize hands-on field and laboratory work, using both
classical and molecular methods, to investigate questions of, for example, algal
phylogeny, ecology, biogeography, species diversity and species
introductions. Emphasis will be placed on the value of combined
approaches, for example the characterization of populations, species and
evolutionary lineages of algae with morphological and molecular data.
Field work will be extensive, as the diverse and species-rich aquatic habitats
on and around San Juan Island <BR>provide ideal sites for benthic macroalgae and
microalgae. Laboratory work will focus on techniques essential for the
collection, identification, cultivation and molecular analyses of algae from
their diverse natural habitats. Lecture topics will include: evolutionary
survey of major groups of algae, algal survival adaptations (reproduction, life
histories, functional morphology, interactions with competitors and predators),
and the ecological role of algae in coastal and oceanic
ecosystems.<BR><BR>Course structure: Lectures offered Mon. through Sat., 2
lectures/day except Saturday and on days with field work. Extensive lab
time emphasizing tools and techniques to identify, culture and curate algae
collected from natural <BR>field populations, including DNA extaction,
amplification, sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. Numerous field trips
to various marine and brackish water habitats around San Juan I. and to the
exposed, outer coast. Books for the course are: Algae by Graham
& Wilcox (2000) and Keys to the Seaweeds and Seagrasses of British Columbia,
Southeast Alaska, Washington and Oregon by Gabrielson, Widdowson & Lindstrom
(2006). Enrollment limited to 12.<BR><BR>Financial Aid: Available
from the Friday Harbor Labs (see WEB address below). For graduate students
who are members of the Phycological Society of America, travel funds are
available to attend a course at a bilological station: </FONT><A
href="http://www.psaalgae.org/soc/croasdale.shtm"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.psaalgae.org/soc/croasdale.shtm</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>For more information about the course, financial
aid, and the Friday Harbor <BR>Laboratories, visit the FHL home page:
</FONT><A href="http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/</FONT></A><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>