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Chapter 1- Introduction to Castro Part 1 Chapter 1 Science of Marine Biology Goals for Course • Learn nature of marine environment • Learn diversity of marine organisms • Learn ecosystems • Guide to issues in human-marine interactions • Provide info that can inform policy decisions What is Marine Biology • Broad field, anything living in the ocean (cellular, physiological, ecological, behavioral) • Oceanography (biological, chemical, geological, physical) Why are the oceans important? • Oxygen • Gulf “Dead Zone” • Rain • Climate • Food • Origins of most species • Hurricanes • Origin of life? Food and Oxygen World Ocean The major ocean basins are extensions of one interconnected world ocean Ocean Depth 71% of the earth is covered with ocean. Average depth 3.8 km (2.3miles), the deepest region is 11 km (6.8miles). How to study the Ocean? How to study the Ocean?
