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UWF Tropical Reef & Forest Ecology Class in Costa Rica

UWF Tropical Reef & Forest Ecology Class in Costa Rica. August 9-18, 2006. Class Layout. Three weeks of lecture: Reef Ecology Tropical Dry Forest Ecology Tropical Rain Forest Ecology. Two weeks in Costa Rica: Field trips morning through mid afternoon

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UWF Tropical Reef & Forest Ecology Class in Costa Rica

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  1. UWF Tropical Reef & Forest Ecology Class in Costa Rica August 9-18, 2006

  2. Class Layout Three weeks of lecture: Reef Ecology Tropical Dry Forest Ecology Tropical Rain Forest Ecology Two weeks in Costa Rica: Field trips morning through mid afternoon Lectures by local biologists before dinner Free time in the evening Variable Credit: 1 credit – Attend lectures, take exams 2 credits – Lecture, exams, field notebook 3 credits - Lecture, exams, field notebook, paper

  3. 25% of country is protected by the National Park System Guanacaste Conservation Area Playa Hermosa

  4. Beach Resort at Playa Hermosa Liberia International Airport Arrival Wednesday, August 9th

  5. Dry Forest Canopy Expedition August 10th Playa Hermosa

  6. Monkey Head Island Diving/Snorkeling Turning Point and Tortuga Reef August, 11th

  7. Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus ) Slate Pencil Urchin (Eucidaris thouarsii) Blue Sea Star (Phataria unifascialis) Panamic Cusion Star (Pentaceraster cumingi) Diving/Snorkeling West Catalina Island and “The Widow” August, 12th

  8. Mangrove Field Trip August, 13th

  9. Snorkeling and Hiking Rocky Intertidal Habitats August,14th

  10. Guanacaste Conservation Area, Santa Rosa National Park Tropical dry forest August 15th & 16th

  11. Rincon de la Vieja Volcano August, 17th

  12. Cloud Forest Tropical Rain ForestAugust 17th

  13. Returned to Pensacola August 18th

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