Ecology Class 2015

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Ecology class field trip at the Field Station, Fall 2015. Dr. Standora's class, with Kit Hastings (left).

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Excited to learn about sampling on the lake!

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Excited to learn about sampling on the lake!

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Learning about sampling methods.

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The Secchi disk is used to measure water clarity.

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Reading the secchi depth.

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Josh Fisher operating the boat.

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Zooplankton net

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Examining the zooplankton sample.

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Dr. Standora taking pictures of his class on the Privateer, while the students look at the zooplankton sample.

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Kit Hastings explaining how to use a Van Dorn water sampler.

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A student trying out a Van Dorn sampler.

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Students trying out a Van Dorn sampler.

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Kit Hastings explaining how to use a YSI multiparameter sonde.

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Kit Hastings taking readings from the multiparameter sonde for the class to write a lab report.

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Kit Hastings opening the ponar sampler.

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Examining the mud from the ponar.

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Looking at a benthic sample.

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Looking for organisms in the mud.

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Back at the dock, students help carry sampling equipment back to the Field Station.