Students at Winter-Term Tropical Marine Ecology Course in Jamaica

January 9, 2012

Stony Brook University undergraduate and graduate students are currently on the island of Jamaica at the Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory for the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences' winter-term Tropical Marine Ecology course. The Lab, on the north shore of the Island, is operated by the University of the West Indies. As they explore the ecology of coral-reef systems, students live right next to the bay and are submerged (literally) in their study subject. Snorkelling and diving are mixed with lectures as the class studies the marine ecosystem. Students also complete independent research projects in the bay itself or in the marine lab facilities. Did we mention that it's also 80° F (water and air temp.) and sunny?

The course blog is at: http://tropical.blogs.com.