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Laurie Johnson
lhj1 at cornell.edu
Fri Jan 14 10:21:08 EST 2000
The Shoals Marine Laboratory is offering the following course:
<bold><bigger>Tropical Marine Science and Research in Biology
</bigger></bold>BIOSM 418 and BIOSM 499 (credit from Cornell
University)
(This course takes place in Akumal, Mexico)
Twelve semester credits. June 3-July 29. Prerequisites: Recognized
SCUBA
certification, a medical examination, one full year of college level
biology. Daily discussions and field work. Total cost $5,200.
(Approximate cost, does not include airfare or meals). A course
designed
for students interested in learning about coral reef ecology and
conservation in an environment where these topics are of immediate
concern.
Students will spend eight weeks in Akumal, Mexico, a small resort town
located about 60 miles south of Cancun on the Caribbean coast of the
Yucatan Peninsula. Housing will be provided by the Centro Ecologico
Akumal, a local organization dedicated to the sustainable development
of
Akumal and the protection of its coral reefs. The first two weeks will
be
spent studying basic coral reef ecology and learning the benthic fauna
of
the local reefs. During the following five weeks, students will
participate in a reef monitoring project that will aid in the
establishment
of a marine park in Akumal. Each student is required to design and
implement an independent research project, produce a written report of
their findings and present their results during the final week of the
course.
For more information and an application, please contact:
Laurie Johnson
Admissions Officer
Shoals Marine Laboratory
Cornell University
G-14 Stimson Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-0743
lhj1 at cornell.edu
http://www.sml.cornell.edu/
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