Fieldtrips and Fieldtrip Classes

Fall 2005
Friday Nov. 3, 9:00am–Sunday Nov. 5, 7:00pm-ish

Brief Course Description
Bio 290 Field Ecology: Marine Ecology is a 1-credit, 3-day weekend class designed to compliment and enhance Bio 183 Marine Biology. Students currently taking Bio 183 Marine Biology (and maintaining a passing grade) and those who have successfully completed the class in past semesters are eligible to take Bio 290 Field Ecology class. Instructor permission is required to enroll; please contact me for information. The class fee is $125 plus the cost of one credit hour.

The class will travel to Mexico for the purpose of examining the coquina reef, boulder field, rocky reef, esteros, mud flats, and halophyte fields found in and around Puerto Peñasco, Gulf of California. Participants will examine first hand the common invertebrates, vertebrates, and algae found in these diverse environments and be exposed to some basic field biology survey techniques. Two nights will be spent on the grounds of CEDO (Centro de Estudios de Desiertos y Océanos), a marine field, environmental, and educational station located in Las Conchas, Puerto Peñasco.

Bio 290 Fieldtrip Flyer
1-page informational brochure (MS Word file)

Bio 290 Fieldtrip Packet--Will be updated for Fall 2006 soon
includes contact information, trip schedule and activities, packing list, hints and tips, trip assignments, etc. You must bring a copy on the fieldtrip (MS Word file)

Fieldtrip Medical Form
a short, confidential medical history form that all participants must be completed and turned in to me (MS Word file)

CEDO Information
or learn more about the Centro de Estudios de Desiertos y Océanos at the UA Marine Discovery Website or CEDO's page at the Rocky Point Times Website.

Gallery of Marine Life, Gulf of California
a photo tour of common marine invertebrates in the Gulf of California