Marine Biology - Spring 2008

Physical Oceanography

World Ocean Maps This offers spectacular of the overall structure of the Earth and the ocean floor.

National Marine Fisheries Service   This is the site of the National Marine Fisheries Service. It contains information on current research as well as summary reports regarding the state of the nation's fisheries.

NOAA/AOML Ocean Chemistry Division Home Page This area describes current research focusing on marine and atmospheric chemistry.

Tsunami! This covers tsunamis and offers links to other pages about this phenomenon.

NOAA - Marine Geology & Geophysics Offers a large amount of information regarding marine geology. You can even order posters!

NOAA Tide Site This is NOAA's tide prediction area. It offers other related information as well.

El Nino (ENSO) Update This NOAA'S site devoted to ongoing monitoring of the El Nino phenomenon.

Census of Marine Life This ambitious program is a group of affiliated programs hoping to expand our knowledge of marine Biodiversity

Marine Biology Databases

Marine Biology Web This site is maintained by Jeffrey Levinton (SUNY Stony Brook) who has written upper  several advanced texts in Marine Biology. It contains bibliographies and a variety of links other marine sites.

Yahoo! - Science:Biology Yahoo is an Internet search service. This is their current list of major sites in Biology.

Yahoo! - Science:Biology:Marine Biology:Institutes This is Yahoo's list of research institutions.

Yahoo! - Science:Earth Sciences:Oceanography This is Yahoo's list of major sites in Oceanography.

 The Chesapeake Bay

The Chesapeake Bay Program This is one of the primary research and conservation programs associated with The Bay.

Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee, Cheasapeake Bay Program This group offers guidance and oversight regarding Bay research.  It is composed of  scientists from institutions throughout the watershed.

Maryland DNR Bay Program This is the Maryland Department of Natural Resources site that describes the Bay  ecosystem and DNR conservation programs.

Coral Reefs

  Coral Health and Monitoring Program Home Page   This is a summary of NOAA's ongoing coral reef program.

  Some Coral Health and Monitoring Related Links   This is linked to NOAA's site, but it contains links to coral reef sites all over the world. It also has a number of links to general oceanography areas.

Deep Sea Systems

Life in Extreme Environments   A survey of organisms which live in hostile envoronments, it includes bacteria associated with deep sea chemosynthestic systems.

Deep Sea Research Page This is a striking series of photographs related to Deep Sea research. Don't miss the photos showing the effects of pressure on a Styrofoam cup!

  The Vent's Program This is NOAA's site devoted to Hydrothermal Vent research. Most of it focuses on work in the North Pacific.

Explore a Hydrothermal Vent System   This is an interactive site that simulates the exploration of a vent community. It is graphics intensive, and I would recommend it only if you have a high speed connection.

Ocean Planet: Ocean Science   This is the current research section of the Ocean Planet area. The focus is on Deep Sea Biology.

Marine Organisms

Marine Invertebrate Larvae This site has a number of excellent micrographs of marine larvae.

The Basking Shark Project   Here you can learn more about the largest of sharks.

Marine Research Programs & Aquaria

Duke University Marine Laboratory   One of the main research facilities on the East coast.

New England Aquarium Home Page

Monterey Bay Research Insititute   Associated with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, this facility is becoming a major research center

Scripps Institution of Oceanography   One of the major oceanographic research programs in the world.

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center   This is the Smithsonian's research center on the Rhode River, just outside of Annapolis.

Virginia Institute of Marine Science - VIMS   This is Virginia's primary marine and estuarine research facility.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WWW Server   A name that is almost synonymous with Oceanography.

Center for Marine Biotechnology (COMB)   Based at the Columbus Center in Baltimore, COMB is the University of Maryland's program in the expanding area of Marine Biotechnology.

Marine Research via Satellite

The SEAWIFS Project   The SEAWIFS project utilizes satellite images to assess marine primary productivity. You can "download" images, but note that it can be time consuming.

Topex/Poseidon Home Page   This system offers detailed measurements of sea surface level.

Marine Biologists

Mark D. Bertness   Dr. Bertness is coauthor of the course textbook and  the author of The Ecology of Atlantic Shorelines (1999, Sinauer Associates).  He has a diversity of research interests, and has even studied hermit crabs! Dr. Bertness is at Professor at Brown University

Mark W. Denny   Dr. Denny is a major researcher on the subject of adaptations of intertidal organisms.

Mark Hay  Currently at the University of Georgia, Dr. Hay is at the forefront of research on algal-herbivore interactions.

Jane Lubchenco  A major researcher in the area of intertidal ecology, Dr. Lubchenco has become an effective advocate for the Environment.

Wayne P. Sousa  Dr. Sousa is widely recognized for his studies of disturbance in intertidal communities and his
work on host-parasite relations.