Coral Ecology and Health Course
Robert B Jonas
rjonas at gmu.edu
Mon Jun 3 20:42:40 EDT 2002
George Mason University and The College of the Bahamas
offer an advanced undergraduate/graduate course on
CORAL ECOLOGY AND HEALTH (EVPP 490/505 and BIOL 440/505)
Aug 1-13, 2002
4 credits
at The Bahamas Environmental Research Center, Andros Island, The Bahamas
Summary: Coral Ecology and (coral) Health will immerse the students in
study of Caribbean coral reefs and the threats to their health, with the
worlds third largest barrier reef as the living laboratory less than a mile
from the temperature controlled lecture and laboratory site at the Bahamas
Environmental Research Center in Staniard Creek on Andros Island, The
Bahamas. The course consists of daily visits to various reef sites for
fins on observations, investigations and reef preservation activities.
These field activities will be combined with lectures focusing on coral reef
ecology, coral reef fisheries, associated marine enviornments, resource
utilization, coral diseases, coral bleaching, algal proliferation and other
stressors that are afflicting corals in the Caribbean and throughout the
world. Laboratory work will include coral and microbial and molecular
biology.
Fee: $1300 (all inclusive from Ft. Lauderdale, Fl) plus George Mason
University tuition
The syllabus is available at http://mason.gmu.edu/~rjonas/
Contact - The Center for Field Studies (Dr. Julia Nord, Director,
jnord at gmu.edu)
at George Mason University for more information
703-993-1740 (voice)
703-993-1439 (fax)
or contact the instructors directly by email
Dr. Donald Kelso (dkelso at gmu.edu)
Dr. Robert B. Jonas (rjonas at gmu.edu)
Robert B. Jonas <rjonas at gmu.edu>
Associate Professor
George Mason University
Environmental Science and Policy
Robert B. Jonas
Associate Professor <rjonas at gmu.edu>
George Mason University
Environmental Science and Policy
4400 University Dr. Fax: 703-9931066
Fairfax Work: 703-993-1030
VA
22030
USA
Additional Information:
Last Name Jonas
First Name Robert
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