Biology
314 Biology of West Indian Coral Reef Biology.
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The
crew:
Kevin
Bridges, Emily Marquardt, Jessica Barcola, Robert Zmuda, Nicole Carneal, Dana
Prater, Romaine Johnson, Dan Reid, Rick Brown, Brandon Schneider, and Lindsey
Lyons (formerly Treon, LC ’01)
Flying over Eleuthera on
the way to
The Classroom building where we meet for lectures
and have a wet lab.
A
view of the station from the Harbour
Getting ready for class.
Class
in progress…
Taking
notes and observing marine life.
Some
of the organisms we learned about in the water…
Orange
spotted filefish
Peacock
Flounder (on the right side)
Reef
Squid
Fire
Worm
Saddled
Blenny
Reef
Scorpionfish
Octopus
Star
Coral
Southern Stingrays, hiding and in the open.
Flying
Gurnards
Bar
Jack
Spiny
Lobster (under the buttress)
Sea
fan with Flamingo Tongues
Scrawled
Filefish
Reef
Scenery
Yellowtailed Damselfish
Honeycomb
Cowfish
Channel
Clinging Crab
Brain
Coral
Black
Durgon
Coney
Two
phases of Stoplight Parrotfish
Sargeant Major
Sea
Turtle
Blue
Tang
Blueheaded Wrasse with a Smooth Trunkfish
Snorkeling
in Pigeon Creek (a mangrove forest)
Our
boat trip
We
take the opportunity to discuss environmental issues.
The
coral below is on the endangered list.
The
lionfish is a recent
The
spiny lobster is currently overfished. San Salvador is in the process of achieving
We
studied the intertidal zone.
We
found:
Caribbean
Sea Eggs (urchins)
King
Helmet
Sea
Hares
Decorator
Crabs (small and large)
Nimble
Spray Crabs
Two
species of Brittle Star
Moray
Eel
Stomatopod
We
all got to pass around this pygmy octopus.
We
visited Dixon Hill Lighthouse to get an overview of the island.
Then,
we hiked to
We
explored
We visited
the Pirate Watling’s castle.
We
visited the south shore of the island near high tide to see the blowholes.
On
our boat trip, we explored some cays.
We
saw a rookery for Brown-footed boobies and Magnificent Frigatebirds
Note
the male frigatebirds signaling with their red
pouches.
The
students visited with the endangered Catto Iguanas
(found only in
The
students did projects toward the end of the trip.
Brandon
and Rick studied brittle star movement.
Kevin
and Robert studied anemone feeding habits.
Jessica
and Dan studied colonization of abandoned (harvested) conch shells.
Dana
and Nicole studied re-attachment of nerites at
different times and tides.
Emily
and Romaine studied hermit crab shell choices (not pictured)
Typical beach scene.
Two happy students.
Resting after lunch, before we go back in the
water.
After
the final exam, we hung out on
The whole gang.
Good-bye
