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Goshen College Blogs  —  Archives for Marine Biology

May Term Class: Marine Biology

Data Collection

May 19, 2022 Leave a Comment

Monday and Tuesday were our final days of data collection for our research projects. We worried that it would be rainy on Monday but we were lucky to have a clear day. Because of the full moon, the ocean was at its highest high tide in the morning. On Monday we went to Lime Tree … Keep reading »

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Visiting the Coral Reef

May 16, 2022 Leave a Comment

Today we traveled with Keys Marine Laboratory personnel (Captain Bill and Captain Emily) to three nearby reef locations: Coffin Patch reef, the Elbow reef, and Volcano reef. There were many creatures to observe in each reef. We saw many hard and soft coral species, several Queen conchs (Strombas gigas), two nurse sharks (Ginglyostoma cirratum), spiny … Keep reading »

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Back out on the water!

May 16, 2022 Leave a Comment

We did some traveling today and had plenty of exciting activities to keep us occupied, with even more planned for tomorrow! We started the day with a trip to the Sea Turtle Hospital and got the chance to meet over 40 turtles, spanning 4 different species. After a fascinating tour and a break to feed … Keep reading »

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Sponge Habitat

May 13, 2022 Leave a Comment

Today was a cool, very windy day. We started our day with lecture at 8:00am where we learned about trophic cascades. Trophic cascades can occur in the marine system when top predators are lost, often due to overfishing. The loss of predators means an abundance of prey which can change a marine community significantly. We … Keep reading »

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Research begins!

May 11, 2022 Leave a Comment

Today was another full day of learning and experiencing the amazing marine ecosystem. We woke up for an 8 am lecture on positive interactions in the marine system. These are important relationships where at least one organism in the relationship benefits and neither organism is harmed. We also learned about the taxonomic groups in Phylum … Keep reading »

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Research Proposals!

May 11, 2022 Leave a Comment

There was beautiful 80 degree weather this Monday morning, and we started off the day with guidelines for creating a research project at 8am. Today was more of a work day, keeping busy with creating research questions and writing a research proposal. I worked on taxonomy and classification as well for about an hour or … Keep reading »

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A Day of Rest

May 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

Today we had a late morning, which was a very nice change from our 8 am’s, but the sun called us to be up at 7am to watch the sunrise anyway. At 10am we attended the Layton Baptist church and got to meet some local residents that we had “met” in the Deep Dive documentary … Keep reading »

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Mangrove and Sponge Symbiosis

May 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

We had a slow but productive morning after Friday’s excitement; we started off by learning about sponges and mangroves and their unique places in the marine ecosystem. There are three species of mangrove in our area, and the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) grow at the water’s edge with mutualistic sponges growing on their roots. After … Keep reading »

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Old Dan Bank

May 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

We had many adventures on Friday! In the morning we discussed the marine creatures found in the epipelagic, the surface waters of the open ocean. Microscopic phytoplankton and zooplankton are found in the epipelagic, in addition to easily visible creatures like fish. “Microscopic” means a microscope lab is planned for the evening, which makes my … Keep reading »

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Seagrass Beds and Rocky Shore

May 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

It was a balmy and beautiful Thursday. Before we left for class, Annalise spotted a large cowrie about 6 inches long. Other organisms we’ve observed at our resort are nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), spiny lobsters (Panulirus argus), and hermit crabs (Clibinarius tricolor).  We started our day with a lecture about marine systems. At 11:00am we … Keep reading »

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