This course will take place at a remote field laboratory at the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula along the south central coast of Alaska. Each day will consist of a combination of lectures and lab exercises at the laboratory and field trips to the surrounding bays, beaches, glaciers and riparian environments. Topics include zooplankton productivity, intertidal environments, fish and invertebrate ecology, marine mammals and birds populations, high latitude ecosystem management and detection and impacts of climate change. We will explore our environment via boat and on foot. We will also visit the Alaska SeaLife Center to view marine mammals and birds up-close and learn about in-depth research being conducted. Students will have the opportunity to go sea kayaking, fishing, glacier hiking and even cold water snorkeling for the hardy.

Class requirements include keeping a field journal during the entire time in Alaska and writing a report based on the unique habitats found at high latitude. Reports and class presentations will be due Friday, August 8th. We will travel as a group from Anchorage to Homer by road and be transported via boat to the Kasitsna Bay Laboratory. The lab is only accessible via boat or small airplane. At the end of our week, we will return to Homer and travel by road to Seward to visit the Alaska SeaLife Center and hike to glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park. You will have some limited time to visit Anchorage before flying back to Ft. Lauderdale.

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LIMITED TO 18 STUDENTS BY PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR

Lab fee $2400: includes airfare, transportation, lodging, food, lab use, textbook
3 credit hours - field book and report

Instructor:	Dr. Amy Hirons
	Adjunct Professor
	Email: "Amy Hirons" <hirons barney nova fred edu>
Meets:	Field Course July 8th - July 19th, 2008
Location:	Alaska