Ecology Class Fall 2010

  • Students sit on a boat tied up at dock while a lecturer holds up a research instrument

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    The Field Station hosts a few classes each year. In Fall 2010, Dr. Standora's Ecology class received a field sampling demonstration from Kit Hastings.

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  • A person on a boat smiles as they lower a research instrument over the side of the boat

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    Kit deploys the YSI sonde to collect temperature, dissolved oxygen, and other water quality parameters.

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  • a person holds a research instrument at the front of a boat while a group of people take notes

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    Students record water quality parameters that Kit Hastings reads from the YSI sonde.

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  • a student at the edge of the boat pulls up rope and sampling equipment

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    A student pulls in the ponar dredge sampler to look at sediment and macroinvertebrates.

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  • a student at the edge of the boat pulls up sampling equipment while other students watch. The sampling equipment is a net, just below the surface of the water.

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    Students use a plankton net to collect zooplankton.

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  • a student at the edge of the boat pulls up sampling equipment. The long fabric net is partway out of the water.

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    Students use a plankton net to collect zooplankton.

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  • A person in a life jacket and hoodie stands on a boat holding up a water sampling bottle

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    Students collected water samples with a Van Dorn water sampler.

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  • a student at the edge of the boat pulls up a plastic tube while another student helps handle the rope

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    Students collected water samples with a Van Dorn water sampler.

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  • a person on a boat opens up a metal dredge sampler on a pan

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    A student pulls open the ponar dredge sampler to look at sediment and macroinvertebrates.

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  • Two people kneel on the deck of a boat to play with mud in a pan on the deck. A person wearing a float jacket stands behind them. All three are smiling.

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    Students interact with the muddy benthic sample.

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  • a student on a boat kneels in front of a pan of mud and grabs some of the mud

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    Students interact with the muddy benthic sample.

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  • Two students wearing life jackets smile at the camera while kneeling down to touch the mud in a pan on the deck of a boat

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    Students interact with the muddy benthic sample.

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  • a person standing at the edge of a boat holds up a rope with a black and white disk attached

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    A student uses a Secchi disk to measure water clarity.

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