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Ontario Universities Program in Field Biology 2013

Last updated 4/15/2013

Module

Title

#Weeks

Host

Location

2013 Dates

Availability
SA = # of Seats available
F = Full
X = Cancelled

1

Evolutionary Ecology Of The Galapagos And Coastal Ecuador

2

Trent

Galapagos Islands and coastal Ecuador

April 20 - May 13 estimate

2

2

Links Between Land And Reef: Andros Island, Bahamas

2

Waterloo

Andros Island, Bahamas

April 26 - May 10

Full

3

Tropical Marine Environments

2

Western

Belize Marine Studies Field Camp at Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize

April 27 - May 9

Full

4

Introduction To Desert Ecology

3.5

Western

Mostly Arizona and Southern California

April 27 - May 22

Cancelled

5

Introduction To Tropical Ecosystems

2

Ottawa

Costa Rica

May 1 - May 14

Full

6

Tropical Field Biology

2

Toronto

Peru (Wayqecha Cloud Forest Research Center, near Cuzco; and Los Amigos Research Center, near Puerto Maldonado)

May 1 - May 16

Full

7

Dolphin And Whale Biology And Conservation In Tropical Asia

2

Trent

Hong Kong and Taiwan

May 2 - May 15

7

8

Snorkeling Or Scuba Research-Cuba

2

Carleton

University of Havana Marine Biology Research ship, Cuba

May 2, 3, or 4 –
May 19, 20, or 21

Cancelled

9

Temperate Field Biology

2

Toronto

Koffler Scientific Reserve at Joker's Hill, King City, Ontario

May 5 - May 18

Full

10

Ecology Of Amphibians & Reptiles

2

Queen's & Ottawa

Queen’s University Biological Station (QUBS), ON

May 5 - May 18

Full

11

Aquatic Insect Behavioural Ecology

2

Brock

Wildlife Research Station, Algonquin Park, ON

May 5 - May 18

Full

12

Adirondack Forest Ecology

2

Western

Adirondack Ecological Center, Newcomb, NY, USA

May 7 - May 22

Full

13

Field Botany—Medicinal Plants In Flora Of Ontario

2

Laurier

Day field trips from Waterloo to various locations/habitats in Southern Ontario, and 2–3 days in Bruce Peninsula.

May 13 - May 24

Full

14

Great Lakes Field Biology

2

Windsor

Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER), University of Windsor, ON

May 19 – Jun 1

Full - Waitlist Available

15

Costa Rica: Rainforest And Reef

2

Waterloo

Costa Rica

June 1 - June 15

Full

16

Marine Mammals And Seabirds

2

Waterloo

Huntsman Marine Science Centre, St. Andrews, New Brunswick

July 21 - Aug 3

1

17

Insect Taxonomy/Ecology

2

McMaster

Queen’s University Biological Station (QUBS), ON

Aug - 18 - Aug 31

Full

18

Marine Biology & Oceanography

2

Guelph

Huntsman Marine Science Centre, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick.

Aug 3 - Aug 17

Full

19

Alpine Ecology

2

Ottawa

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL), near Crested Butte, Colorado, USA

Aug 11 - Aug 25

Full

20

Effect Of Human Development On Aquatic Environments And Biodiversity In Canada And China (I)

2

Queen's

Queen’s University Biological Station and environs including the St. Lawrence River

Aug 11 - Aug 24

5

21

Tropical Ecology

2

McMaster

Selous Game Park, Tanzania

Aug 13 - Aug 25

FULL

22

Marine Biology

2

Western

Huntsman Marine Science Centre, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick.

Aug 17 - Sept 2

Full

23

The Changing North: Subarctic Ecosystems In The Face Of Climate Warming

2

Laurier

Dechinta Center for Research and Learning, Blatchford Lake and Yellowknife, NT

Aug - 18 - Aug 31

4

24

Wildlife Ecology & Natural History

2

Ottawa

Queen’s University Biological Station (QUBS), ON

Aug 18 - Aug 31

Full

25

Environmental Change In Lake Ecosystems

2

Queen's

Queen’s University Biological Station (QUBS), ON

Aug 18 - Aug 31

1

26

Field Ecology

2

Guelph

Wildlife Research Station on Lake Sasajewun, Algonquin Provincial Park

Aug 18 - Aug 31

Full

27

Restoration Ecology Of Damaged Watersheds: From Microbes To Fish

2

Laurentian

Field Camp, Hannah Lake and Living with Lakes Centre, LU Sudbury, ON

Aug 19 - Sep 1

Full - Waitlist

28

Snorkeling Or Scuba Research – Bahamas Coral Reefs

2

Carleton

Cape Eleuthera Marine Station, Bahamas

Dec 27 –
Jan 10, 2014

Full

29

Tropical Research (Jamaica)

2

McMaster

Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory, University of West Indies, Jamaica

Dec 27-29 –
Jan 11-13, 2014

10

30

Tropical Ecology

2

York

Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE), located in tropical lowland rainforest in southern Belize, and South Water Caye Marine Reserve reef.

Feb 13 – 27, 2014

Full