Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Getting our Feet Wet

Last week was the first part of our Tropical Ecosystems course.  Stream ecology was jam-packed full of field trips where students measured water chemistry and stream discharge; collected invertebrates and small fish; and got to do some splashing around.  At first it was a little bit unnerving to see what was living under our feet and in our waterways but we also appreciated the presence of these small organisms especially as they are a good indication of low pollution.  Our professor, Dorothy Boorse, was a great addition to the group and we wish she could have stayed longer.  

Dorothy, Autumn, Kandice, Stephen

Liz and Nick

The Blue Hole
poor little guys

1 comment:

lisa said...

Wow! Pretty water at the Blue Hole! Looks like it was fun to get into some Tropical Ecosystems :-)