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University
of North Carolina at Wilmington |
Biology 487 and Geology 458/558 |
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Class Schedule |
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Andre Derain (1880-1954) Landscape at Cadaquès, 1910, Private collection, Basle |
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| Objective | Text | Instructors and Class Time | Class and Lab Schedule | Attendance | Evaluation | Hosier homepage |
| Date | Class Topic | Laboratory Topic |
| Thursday, 19 August | Introduction to Coastal Management (Hosier & Cleary) |
Figure
Eight Island Field Trip
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| Tuesday, 24 August | Coastal Tectonics and Morphology (Cleary) Geology References | Glossary of Coastal Geology Terms |
| Thursday, 26 August | Coastal Classification (Cleary) | Sea Level Changes and Causes |
| Tuesday, 31 August | Impact of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Environments (Cleary) | |
| Thursday, 2 September | Coastal Storms: Hurricane Genesis and Storm Surge (Cleary) (background information) |
Figure Eight Island Laboratory (due
Thursday, 9 September)
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| Tuesday, 7 September | Extra-tropical Storms and North Carolina Storm History (Cleary) | |
| Thursday, 9 September | Causes of Shoreline Erosion (Cleary) | |
| Tuesday, 14 September | Erosion Hot Spots (Cleary) | |
| Thursday, 16 September | Beach Renourishment: Resources and Sand Sources (Cleary) | |
| Tuesday, 21 September | Vignette Topic Due Today | |
| Thursday, 23 September | Class field trip to Topsail Beach (Class and lab) | Topsail Island Field trip (cont) |
| Tuesday, 28 September |
EXAMINATION I Point Value = 180 |
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| Thursday, 30 September | Coastal Communities and Processes I: Beaches, dunes and forests (Hosier) | |
| Tuesday, 5 October | Characterization of Wetlands (Hosier) | Topical outline for Group Project Due Today |
| VIGNETTES |
GROUP PROJECT
Group I members |
GRAD. MANUSCRIPT |
| Fall Break, 8-10 October | ||
| Tuesday, 12 October | Coastal Communities and Processes II: Tidal Marshes | Impact of Off-road Vehicles on the Coastal Environment (Hosier) |
| Thursday, 14 October | Federal and State Coastal Management; see the following links: Coastal Zone Management Act (1972) and North Carolina Coastal Area Management Act (1974) (Hosier) | Submerged Aquatic Plants |
| Tuesday, 19 October | ||
| Thursday, 21 October | Critical Coastal Management Issues (Hosier); The CAMA planning process (web), Planning Process (presentation) (Hosier) |
Vignette I
Presentation
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| Tuesday, 26 October | ||
| Thursday, 28 October |
Vignette II
Presentation
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| Tuesday, 2 November | Tools and Techniques for Managing Coastal Development (Hosier) Patterns and Processes in Human Coastal Development (Hosier) | New Hanover County tidal creek water quality, Dr. Michael Mallin, CMS Shellfish Sanitation and Recreational Coastal Water Testing (Wayne Mobley, Shellfish Sanitation Program) Elements of a Coastal Land Use Plan |
| Thursday, 4 November | Fisheries Management , Tom Lankford, UNCW Biology and CMS |
Vignette
III Presentation
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| Tuesday, 9 November |
EXAMINATION II
Yellow = EXAM II
Topics Point Value = 193 (Vignettes and group projects on Final exam) CLICK HERE TO SEE THE KEY TO MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON EXAM II |
NC National Estuarine Research Reserve Program |
| Thursday, 11 November | The role of the NC Coastal Resources Commission, Courtney Hackney, Member, Coastal Resources Commission | Group Report I |
| Tuesday, 16 November | Using Vegetation for Dune Building and Stabilization (David Nash, Brunswick County Extension Program) Seabeach Amaranth presentation | Mangrove Ecology and Shrimp Farming/aquaculture (Hosier) |
| Thursday, 18 November | Coastal Engineering (Spencer Rogers, NC Sea Grant Extension Program) | |
| Tuesday, 23 November | Greg Williams, US Army Corps of Engineers (Wilmington District) | Graduate Students: Manuscript Due Today |
| Thanksgiving Break, 24 November-28 November | Marine Fisheries (Joe Clem, former member, NC Marine Fisheries Commission) and Robert Sutherland, member, NC Marine Fisheries Commission | |
| Tuesday, 30 November |
Coastal Consultant Role of the Consultant in Wetland
Delineation (Bud Needham, Needham and Assoc.)
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| Thursday, 2 December | Course wrap-up; SPOT analysis of course; considerations for future course activities | Group Reports IV and V |
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Saturday, 4 December (11:30 am-2:30 pm) |
Pink = Major topics of Final
exam; exam is comprehensive--some questions from other parts of the course
FINAL EXAMINATION Point Value = 280 points |
