Module 30
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| Course Title : | Marine Biology |
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| Date(s) : | 21 August – 6 September, 2010 | ||
| Location : | Huntsman Marine Sciences Centre, St. Andrew’s, New Brunswick http://standrewsbythesea.ca/visit/ |
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| Cost : | $1800: Includes all travel (by van), accommodations and on-site meals. Students must provide their own bedding for a single bed. $250 non-refundable deposit due upon registration. Balance ($1550) due mid-July. | ||
| Prerequisites : | There are two modules to choose from (see below). 1. Experimental Studies: completion of three years in a Biology/Zoology program including a course in statistics and experimental design.2. Ecology and Adaptation: completion of 1 year of a Bio/Zoo program |
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| Antirequisite: | University of Guelph ZOO 4300 (Marine Biology and Oceanography). | ||
| Description : | An examination of the flora and fauna of the Quoddy Region of the Bay of Fundy. The main emphasis will be on the extensive intertidal zone, with its diverse invertebrate and macroalgal communities. Students may also observe marine fish, birds and mammals, visit aquaculture and commercial fish processing facilities, and participate in oceanographic sampling (water quality, dredges, grabs, trawls and plankton nets). Students can choose from 2 modules (0.5 credits each) offered concurrently: |
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| Enrollment : | Maximum 17, minimum 10 (combined for both modules) | ||
| Evaluation : | (i) individual field logs (20%), (ii) laboratory and field tests based on knowledge, identification and collection of organisms studied during the first week (35%), (iii) performance and report based on the second week’s project (45%). | ||
| Assignment(s) : | Both modules require an equivalent amount of effort. The first week of both modules is identical, consisting of observations and sampling in the intertidal zone and on the HMSC vessel, which are recorded in field log books. The second week will be devoted to an individual research project, (Experimental Studies) or a group laboratory and field project (Ecology and Adaptation). A full report on this project will be required by each student (working independently with group data for Ecology and Adaptation) approximately six weeks after completion of the course. | ||
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