Fundación Cientifica Los Roques.
Coral reef Biology and Ecology.
July 2 - 14, 2000.
The Fundación Científica los Roques (FCLR), the University of Puerto Rico and the
Universidad Simon Bolivar announce the second intensive summer course in coral reef
biology and ecology. The course will take place at the Dos Mosquises Marine Laboratory
of the FCLR located on the southwest corner of the Archipiélago Los Roques National
Park, an atoll-like reef complex 110 km north of the Venezuelan main coast. This reef
complex boasts some of the best developed and diverse coral reefs in the Caribbean, it
is far away from continental influence and has minimum anthropogenic impacts.
The course concentrates on topics such as evolution of reef communities, clonality as
an evolutionary successful strategy, biology and ecological roles of sponges,
octocorals and scleractinian corals, coral diseases, current anthropogenic and natural
threats, ecological methods and a special session on sea-grass communities and
interaction with reefs. Two hour of lecture are given in the mornings and evenings
(4h/day) with about 6h/day of field and lab work. Students work the data gathered,
plan and give presentations of results at the end. Field and lab work will include
taxonomic identification, reef and sea-grass community characterization and structure,
reef status assessment, coral diseases, identification and incidence, ecological and
monitoring methods, etc. Each student must prepare a 15 minute seminar talk on a topic
about coral reefs before arriving to Los Roques.
The course is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Strong
backgrounds in evolution ecology and biology of tropical marine invertebrates are
required. Diving certification and more that 100 logged dives. The Fundación
Científica Los Roques reserves the right to reject applications that do not comply
with the requirements
Faculty :
Ernesto Weil, Ph.D. Associate Professor. Dep. of Marine Sciences. U. of Puerto Rico,
and Associate Researcher of the Fundación Cientifica Los Roques..
Sven Zea, Ph.D. Associate Professor. Department of Biology, Universidad Nacional de
Colombia-INVEMAR.
David Bone, Ph.D. Associate Professor. Department of Biology U. Simón Bolívar,
Caracas. Venezuela.
Cost: The course cost is US $ 1,000.00 per student. This includes tuition fees, dive
activities, room and board, round trip transportation from Caracas, limited insurance
and registration. Each participant will be required to sign a liability release form
at arrival.
Pre-Registration: At this time we are requesting a letter stating your interest in the
course. The letter should also include a statement of why you want to take the course,
information about your background (courses taken, school, degrees, etc.) and what do
you expect to gain from this course. Letters should be send to Dr. Ernesto Weil at the
address below or via e-mail. Selected applicants will be notified via e-mail by the
end of February and the application guidelines will be sent out.
Dr. Ernesto Weil
Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR
PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667
Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241
FAX (787) 899-2630/899-5500.
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