Tropical Field Ecology (GB 459)
Department of Biological Sciences
Emporia State University
27 December 2007 - 5 January 2008
Tropical Field Ecology is a course taught by Dwight Moore. It is offered at the Gerace Research Center on San Salvador Island, Bahamas. The course explores the coral reefs that surround the island, with emphasis on the identification and habitat of the organisms that live there. The course also explores the terrestrial environment with emphasis on the birds and flowering plants of the island. This course is offered by the Department of Biological Sciences at Emporia State University. Students can register for 2 hours of undergraduate (GB 459) credit.
Course Information
Course Syllabus
Daily Activities
Equipment List
List of Organisms Identified During Previous Classes
Photos of Organisms from San Salvador Island
Photographs from Previous Trips (about 25 photos)
Information about the Bahamas
Map of the Bahamas (271K file)
Bahamas On-line
San Salvador Island
State Department Travel Information
The World Fact Book -- The Bahamas
Cost:
The cost of the course is $1160 for a Kansas resident who is enrolled full-time for the spring semester. This includes lodging in San Salvador Island, hotel in Ft. Lauderdale the night of December 26th, food, two boat trips, departure taxes, and round-trip flight from Ft. Lauderdale to San Salvador. Students are responsible for their round-trip transportation to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, their diving equipment, and obtaining a passport (you must have a passport). A non-refundable $500 deposit is due on 1 October 2007. It is non-reundable because once we reserve your place in the class, we are stuck with the cost. The $500 deposit can be sent or delivered to Juanita Bartley, Department of Biological Sciences, Box 4050, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801. You can pay by check, cash (hand delivered to Science Hall 174) or credit card (call 620-341-5311).
Kansas residents who are not full-time enrolled for the spring semester will need to pay for 2 hours of undergraduate tuition ($304). Undergraduate students who are residents of Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas will pay an additional $408 in fees. These students can enroll under the NEARR program. Non-resident undergraduate students not eligible for the NEARR program would pay an additional $840 in tuition and fees.
Last updated on 6 November 2007.
Provide comments to Dwight Moore at mooredwi@emporia.edu.
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