What a beautiful day! No wind and lots of sun–perfect for spending the day in the water. Students began work on their research projects today, visiting their research sites in the morning and early afternoon. Student groups were at Anne’s Beach studying Fiddler Crab behavior, in the mangrove channels studying sponge re-growth, and at … Keep reading »
Archives for May 2015
Getting Acquainted
The past two days have consisted of various tours of the city and getting acquainted with where we are staying and having classes. We also purchased Oyster cards, which allow us to use all of the public transportation around two central zones of London. Today we visited the different arts venues that we will be going to for various shows … Keep reading »
Bighty and the Beach
On Monday, we visited two habitat sites. In the morning we went to the Bight where each research group did a Thalassia sweep to collect nudibranchs. Nudibranchs are shell-less snails with brilliant colors and extravagant dorsal structures called cerata. As we pulled the anchor into the boat to leave, we were surprised by two dolphins! … Keep reading »
Green algae, octopus, plankton tows… loggerhead sponges!
Friday we went on an all day trip to a mud flat next to Long Key called Old Dan Bank. Students laid out 1 m X 1 m quadrats in order to quantify how various species of algae and invertebrates vary across a changing depth gradient. The weather was outstanding, with low winds and sunny … Keep reading »
Off to London
Many months of meetings and preparations are nearly complete. The group will leave Goshen on Monday and arrive in London on Tuesday morning. Class begins with a walking tour to get acquainted with our new surroundings. As a GC alum it is great to experience the classroom again. I’m delighted to serve in the role … Keep reading »
Snorkeling in seagrass beds & mudflats
Today the weather allowed us to complete two field excursions in both the morning and afternoon. After a lecture on seagrass ecology, we eagerly loaded up the boats and headed to the seagrass beds for a morning of snorkeling. Much of the morning revolved around becoming comfortable in our new aquatic environment, which included how … Keep reading »
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