- Rainforest Research

Institution:

The Evergreen State College

Subject:

Description:

Faculty: John T. Longino (biology) Major areas of study include tropical field biology. Upper-division science credit will be awarded. Class Standing: Juniors or seniors; transfer students welcome. Prerequisites: Temperate Rainforests or Tropical Rainforests or the equivalent. Faculty signature required (see below). Faculty Signature: Students enrolled in Tropical Rainforests should include a statement in their application regarding interest in the Rainforest Research program. Tropical Rainforests students will be given preference but new students may enroll. New students wishing to enroll should contact John Longino, (360) 867-6511 or longinoj@evergreen. edu for an interview. Students applying prior to the fall Academic Fair, November 28, 2007, will be given preference. Qualified students will be accepted until the program fills. This program is a logical successor to the Temperate Rainforests and Tropical Rainforests programs. Students will carry out an independent scientific research project in tropical rainforest biology. Proposals for projects will have been developed during the earlier Tropical Rainforests program, or through direct consultation with the faculty. Projects will involve extensive field work, and may be located in a variety of possible sites in Costa Rica. Students will gather and analyze their own data, write a technical research report and present their results in a symposium at the end of the quarter. Students will have weekly consultation with faculty via e-mail, and will meet with the faculty twice during the quarter at the La Selva Biological Station, once early in the quarter for project development, and at the end of the quarter for final report writing and the symposium. Examples of previous studies include insect attraction to bioluminescent fungi, foraging behavior of nectar-feeding bats and effect of canopy position on epiphyte drying rates. Total: 16 credits. Enrollment: 24 Special Expenses: Students should be prepared to finance their own travel, daily living expenses and project needs. For example, complete room and board for ten weeks at La Selva Biological Station is about $1,800. Airfare to Costa Rica is often about $700. Ten days of joint meetings at La Selva Biological Station will be required and should be factored in to your living expenses ($250 or $340, depending on long-term or short-term status at La Selva). There is a $150 study abroad fee payable to Evergreen. Program is preparatory for careers and future studies in environmental studies, ecology, conservation biology and evolutionary biology. This program is also listed under Environmental Studies. A similar program is expected to be offered in 2009-10. top

Credits:

16.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.evergreen.edu

Phone Number:

(360) 867-6170

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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