Ecology Class Fall 2014

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Ecology class field trip at the Field Station, Fall 2014. Kit Hastings teaches the class about the secchi disk.

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A student using a secchi disk to measure water clarity.

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Secchi disks are used to measure water clarity. They give a reading called Secchi depth, which has been used as a measure of water quality for over 100 years, and can be compared to historic datasets.

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Kit Hastings teaches the class about the YSI multiparameter sonde, which is used to get water temperature, dissolved oxygen, and other water quality parameters.

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The class records a vertical temperature and oxygen profile.

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The class takes notes for their lab report.

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A student takes a water sample using a Van Dorn sampler.

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A student takes a water sample using a Van Dorn sampler.

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Kit Hastings teaches the class about plankton nets.

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A student using a plankton net to collect zooplankton.

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A student using a plankton net to collect zooplankton.

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Kit Hastings and Josh Fisher on the Privateer.

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A student taking a ponar grab sample to collect sediment and macroinvertebrates.

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A student taking a ponar grab sample to collect sediment and macroinvertebrates.

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Opening the ponar grab sampler.

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A ponar sample of mud and dreissenid mussels.

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Students looking at preserved benthic specimens.

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The ecology class spent a nice afternoon on the water.

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Mark Clapsadl piloting the Privateer.

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Buffalo waterfront view.