ENVS 6400 - Tropical Marine Ecology

Prerequisite: ENVS 6201. This course provides students with a hands-on, experiential opportunity to learn about and explore the complex and diverse organisms and ecosystems found in tropical coastal regions. Students will study preparatory materials before participating in an intensive field experience in the tropics and will submit a final research paper based on data collected in the field after returning home. Students will explore reefs, mangroves, seagrass meadows, hardbottom and sand flat communities by snorkeling, before engaging in a group research project with faculty guidance. 4 credits.