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The Science of Marine Biology. Chapter 1. The Science of Marine Biology. Nearly all disciplines of biology are represented Oceanography Geological ocanographers Chemical oceanographers Physical oceanographers. The History of Marine Biology.
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The Science of Marine Biology Chapter 1
The Science of Marine Biology • Nearly all disciplines of biology are represented • Oceanography • Geological ocanographers • Chemical oceanographers • Physical oceanographers
The History of Marine Biology • Archaeologists have found remains of “clambakes” from the Stone Age • Tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh shows warning signs • What is good to eat? What is bad to eat? • Ancient Pacific Islanders passed down knowledge • Using wind, wave, and current patterns to navigate vast distances • Phoenicians – first accomplished western navigators • Mediterranean, Black Sea, Indian Ocean
Aristotle • Considered the first marine biologist • Gills
History of Marine Biology • Scientific Inquiry came to a grinding halt in most of Europe. • 9th and 10th centuries the Vikings continued to explore the northern Atlantic. • Leif Eriksson – North America. A.D. 995 • 1492- Christopher Columbus • 1519- Ferdinand Magellan
James Cook • An English sea captain. • One of the first to make scientific observations • Included a full time naturalist among his crew • 3 voyages (1768) • Explored all the oceans • First European to see Antarctic ice fields • First to land in Hawaii, New Zeland, Pacific Islands • Chromometer
Charles Darwin 1831 – HMS Beagle Primary mission – map coastlines Theory of evolution by natural selection Coral Reef Atoll Nets to capture plankton
Challenger Expedition • Page 6 • Who is Edward Forbes? • What contributions to marine biology did he make? • Who funded Forbe and his crew on the first major oceanographic expedition? • How long did the expedition last? • How long did it take to publish all the information gathered? • What made the Challenger Expedition so monumental?