[Lista-Algas] CURSO: benthic macro- and microalgae

[Andres Boltovskoy]

Summer course:  Marine Botany
Where:  Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington
When:   July 16-August 18, 2007
Instructors:  Dr. Charles O'Kelly  cokelly at bigelow.org
Dr. Paul Gabrielson  drseaweed at hotmail.com
For Whom: Graduate students and advanced undergraduate students (juniors, 
seniors).
Application Deadline: 1 February 2007

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 
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.

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 
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.

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: http://www.psaalgae.org/soc/croasdale.shtm

For more information about the course, financial aid, and the Friday Harbor 
Laboratories, visit the FHL home page:  http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/
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