REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Marine Biology at the Shoals Marine Laboratory

摘要04-53175该奖项为Shoals MarineLaboratory （SML）的REU Site项目提供了新的资助，SML是康奈尔大学和新罕布什尔大学联合运营的季节性野外研究站。SML位于缅因州湾的阿普尔多岛，距新罕布什尔州朴茨茅斯约6英里。该项目每年夏天将带9名学生到SML进行为期10周的研究体验。该计划的科学重点是海洋生物学。REU学生先前的研究课题包括食物网相互作用和群落生态学，气候变化对当地生态系统的影响，潮上池的生态学，殖民地生物之间的相互作用，以及片脚类动物的种群比较。每周的课程主题包括写作、伦理、研究设计、数据分析和职业规划。

Abstract 04-53175This award provides renewed funding for an REU Site program at the Shoals MarineLaboratory (SML), a seasonal field station operated jointly by Cornell University and theUniversity of New Hampshire. SML is located on Appledore Island, ME in the Gulf ofMaine, about six miles offshore of Portsmouth, NH. The program will bring nine studentsper summer to the SML for a ten week research experience. The scientific focus of theprogram is marine biology. Examples of prior research topics of REU students includefood web interactions and community ecology, effects of climate change on localecosystems, the ecology of supratidal pools, interactions among colonial organisms,and population comparisons in amphipods. Weekly classes will be given on topics suchas writing, ethics, research design, data analysis, and career planning.