Coral Reef Ecology: Functional Ecology of Coral Reefs - Summer Course at Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS)
Location
- Bermuda
Term
Summer
Subject Areas
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Conservation and Preservation
Earth Sciences
Ecology
Environmental Studies
Life Sciences
Marine Biology
Natural Sciences
Oceanography
Physics
Sustainable Development
Wildlife Sciences
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Sep 29, 2023
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About Program
CORAL REEF ECOLOGY: FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY OF CORAL REEFS (June 28 – July 16 and August 9 - 27)
Instructors: Dr. Eric Hochberg (BIOS) and Dr. Yvonne Sawall (BIOS)
APPLICATION DEADLINE MAY 15
Study how environment impacts reef benthic communities and the fundamental processes of photosynthesis and calcification. Examine how global change will impact reef function and study the complex and dynamic interactions between reef communities and their ever-changing environments.
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Program Highlights
- Exciting opportunity to conduct research in the most northerly coral reefs in the world
- Field trips to study coral ecology at patch, rim and terrace reefs and shipwrecks
- Examine how global change will impact reef function and complex and study how coral communities try to adapt
- Gain hands-on experience in coral reef research methods such as benthic surveys, laying transects & building underwater photomosaics
- Study alongside an international cohort in Bermuda's unique "living laboratory"
