Students on the Coral Reef Ecology course learn commonly used techniques to study benthic community structure at several reef types.
Students in the Scott microscope lab.
Students explore the Bermuda shoreline in Hungry Bay.
Many courses at BIOS involve fieldwork and experiential learning opportunities. Here, students SCUBA dive on Bermuda's reefs to learn more about native coral reef ecosystems.
Students learn about marine technology and sampling equipment aboard R/V Atlantic Explorer.
Dalhousie students conducting a shoreline transect.
Students in the Coral Reef Ecology course work together in the lab exploring coral skeletons and polyps under dissecting microscopes.
Course lectures, tutorials and workshops take place in designated lecture rooms at BIOS.
Students can participate in a variety of summer and fall semester courses at BIOS, providing unique opportunities to explore contemporary ocean science topics and to expand field and laboratory experience in a subtropical marine environment.