Equipment to Support Undergraduate Instruction in Riverine Ecology.

最近的一些事态发展使这一点非常可取。 机构发展其能力，利用福克斯河作为一个 方便的户外实验室课程和独立的学生 research. 其中包括批准一项新的环境 科学专业，增加了教师对水生研究的重视， 生物科学、改善水质和生物多样性 在福克斯河，传统的 陆地和小型水生场所。（虽然有限的海岸 在购买所提供的设备之前， 部分原因是由于这项赠款， 大的河边栖息地阻止了对河流的彻底利用。 购买一种多功能的新型船载水生物采样系统 有能力进行电捕鱼， 大型水生生境的湖沼学测量有效地消除了 这一屏障使得基于声场的实验室体验成为可能， 在这个项目中，

A number of recent developments make it highly desirable for this institution to develop its capability to exploit the Fox River as a convenient outdoor laboratory for coursework and independent student research. Included among these are the approval of a new Environmental Science major, increased emphasis on aquatic research by faculty in the Biological Sciences, improvement in water quality and biotic diversity in the Fox River, and the relative inaccessibility of traditional terrestrial and small aquatic sites. (Although limited shore-based sampling was possible before the acquisition of the equipment provided in part through this grant, a lack of sampling gear appropriate for large riverine habitats prevented thorough use of the river.) Acquisition of a versatile new boat-contained aquatic sampling system with capabilities for electrofishing and for making standard limnological measurements in large aquatic habitats effectively removes that barrier, making possible sound field-based laboratory experiences for undergraduates in this program.