Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station

10 Sep, 01 PM - 20 Nov, 12 PM

This course offers a transformative field research experience that many former students consider the capstone to their years at Berkeley. The course begins with 3 weeks of intensive lectures and training on the UC Berkeley campus that provide the contextual framework for the remainder of the course. The students then depart for approximately 9 weeks at the Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station on Moorea in French Polynesia. While in Moorea, students design and execute their own independent research projects, starting with the initial preliminary studies and ending with statistical analyses and writing. The final weeks are spent back in the Berkeley campus where students write up their findings and prepare a professional seminar on their projects. Class size is limited to 22 students by the Gump dormitory facilities. Picture Students learn about the biology, geology, evolution, and people of the South Pacific. They develop the fundamentals of field research and work with faculty members to develop an independent project on an island topic, such as marine or terrestrial ecology, volcanic geomorphology, biodiversity, invasion biology, animal behavior, or oceanography of reefs and islands.

Visit #47281 @Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station

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Under Project # 31273 | Class

UC Berkeley - Biology and Geomorphology of Tropical Islands Field Course

faculty - University of California, Berkeley

Reservation Members(s)

Cynthia Looy Sep 16 - Oct 8, 2016 (23 days)
Justin Brashares Sep 16 - Oct 8, 2016 (23 days)
Patrick O'Grady Nov 2 - 17, 2016 (16 days)
Ignacio Escalante Sep 18 - Nov 20, 2016 (64 days)
Natalie Stauffer Sep 18 - Nov 20, 2016 (64 days)
Eric Armstrong Sep 10 - Nov 20, 2016 (72 days)
Group of 19 Undergraduate Student Sep 18 - Nov 20, 2016 (64 days)
Group of 2 Undergraduate Student Sep 18 - Nov 20, 2016 (64 days)
Group of 2 Undergraduate Student Sep 18 - Nov 20, 2016 (64 days)

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Bed in shared room 1 Sep 18 - Nov 20, 2016
Full Use/Person - Waterfront Bungalow 4 Sep 18 - Nov 20, 2016
Bed in private room 1 Sep 18 - Nov 20, 2016