Freshman Seminar in Tropical Biology

This seminar focuses on the biology and conservation of tropical ecosystems and is designed for students seriously committed on embarking on careers in ecology, evolutionary biology and/or conservation biology. Topics to be discussed will include the ecology of rainforest, mangrove, seagrass and coral reef ecosystems, ancient and current Mayan cultures and the history of Belize. The course will conclude with an 8-day field trip to Belize in January where the students will visit rainforest and coral reefs sites and carry out small group research projects on the Belizean reef. This course is limited to 10 students. Cost to student participants will be $1000. Permission from the Professor is required to register for this course. Mark_Bertness@Brown.edu