Summer course in coral reef ecology

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Found this - any students out there with nothing to do this summer....?

 

 

Cheers

Mike

 

 

 

Places are still available for this summer's coral reef ecology course at the Bermuda Biological Station for Research. Scholarship and financial aid available. Application deadline April 15th.

 

Summer Course in Coral Reef Ecology

 

The Bermuda Biologic! al Station for Research is pleased to announce a course in Coral Reef Ecology. Course instructor: Dr. Samantha de Putron.

 

Course dates: 9-29 July

Location: Bermuda

Qualifications: Open to undergraduates and graduate students with strong

academic credentials. The course is open only to divers.

Additional details: http://www.bbsr.edu/Education/summercourses/cre/cre.html

Scholarship and financial aid available

 

Course summary:

The Coral Reef Ecology course at the Bermuda Biological Station for Research is comprised of lectures, required reading, laboratory exercises and field surveys. The lectures cover a broad range of relevant topics in coral reef ecology that are supplemented by readings from the primary literature with attention given to active areas of research. The course is divided into 24 lectures, 9 field trips (4 hours each), 5 lab sessions (4-5 hours each), 3 evening lab discussion sessions, a morning written exam, an afternoon of oral presentations and an afternoon discussion session/debate on a current topic. An additional 10-15 hours is taken to complete the working-group analyses and presentations.

 

The course is aimed towards upper undergraduates and graduate students.

 

The lab work is focused on training in practical techniques: