TROPICAL MARINE BIOLOGY

Catalog description

Previously titled: Dendrology. Students will be exposed to a variety of tropical marine habitats, including coral reefs, mangrove swamps, and lagoons, and will have ship time on a cruise through the Gulf Stream current. The first part of the course will include lectures on the natural history and marine organisms of Florida. This will be followed by a field trip to Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and the Florida Keys. Same as MARS 3416.