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Let's face it. I have one HUGE website here which is often easy to get lost in--you may never return if you're not careful! So, to "ease the pain," I placed most of the pertinent Tropical Ecosystem Field Course links all on one page. From this page, you can explore my extensive tropical ecosystem website listings. Marine Ecology Links are at the top while the Costa Rica Links are below. So, without further adieux......
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GLG/LAS/IES 413/513--June 10-June 23, 2010
Focus: Tropical Marine Ecology is being offered to introduce both undergraduate and graduate students to the present and past ecologic environments of the Bahamas, Everglades and Florida Keys. Topics will be covered from an interdisciplinary perspective and students should have a keen interest in natural science. Quite simply, we will learn by doing. We will look, discuss, ask questions, reflect, and look again! It is possible you will learn more in this field course than you will in a semester back at Miami!
We will explore:
Days are spent in the field making observations and responding to questions and what I call "ecosystem challenges." Field notebooks and underwater slates will be provided. We will examine coral reef and grassbed ecology, taxonomy of vertebrates, invertebrates and flora (of coral reefs, lagoons and tidal flats), climate, and many physical aspects of marine ecology. Measurements and interpretation of environmental parameters (currents, tides, dissolved oxygen, pH, Eh, salinity, and temperature), sedimentology, and the statistical analyses of ecologic data will be performed using modern instrumentation and computers. Group and individual projects concerning biologic and physical analyses of select marine environments will be performed. We'll spend lots of time in the water, swimming and snorkeling. SCUBA opportunities will be available throughout the trip.
Nights are spent in laboratory work, discussion groups, lectures and astronomic observations using a telescope.
Class Mix: My goal is to have a class with a healthy variety of undergraduate majors, graduate students, and teachers that are eager to contribute and learn about these ecosystems. People from other universities, states or countries are encouraged to attend!
Where: San Salvador, Bahamas, Everglades and Florida Keys
Prerequisites: Strong desire to learn and one natural science courses. Limited scholarships are available. Maximum enrollment: 20.
CREDIT: 5 semester hours
COST:$795 plus tuition and fees for 5 credit hours of Miami University Registration
REGISTRATION:Reserve a spot by contacting me and paying a $100 deposit. First come - first served.
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-TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS OF COSTA RICA-2010 A Quicktime Video of Corcovado National Park at Sirena. Double Click on the image above to view quicktime. Includes squirrel monkeys, tapirs, etc.
Purpose: To better understand the astonishing diversity of tropical ecosystems. Students in this course work together to investigate the ecology and cultures of Neotropical Ecosystems: how they were formed and how they are changing. Topics will be covered from an interdisciplinary perspective. Quite simply, we will learn by doing! We will look, discuss, ask questions, reflect, and look again! It is possible you will learn more in this field course than you will in a semester back at Miami!
REQUIRED: An Attitude of Discovery!!
We will explore in 2010:
CLASS MIX:Our goal is to have a mix of students who are eager to contribute and learn about these ecosystems. Maximum enrollment: 18
WHERE: On-site in beautiful Costa Rica!!
Prerequisites: One course in the natural sciences and instructor permission. Limited scholarships are available. Course costs: tuition (5 hours credit) + approx. $1400 (includes airfare from the states).
OTHER LINKSREGISTRATION:Reserve a spot by contacting me and paying a $100 deposit. First come - first served.
For further info: Contact Dr. Hays Cummins, 513-529-1338/ Dr. Donna McCollum, 513-529-9386
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