TESC 404 -- Costa Rica Field Studies: Ecology & Community
University of Washington, Tacoma
Summer 2007
This year the international field portion of TESC 404, Costa Rica Field Studies: Ecology & Community ran from 7-24 July, 2007. The field course was based at the Rancho Mastatal Environmental Learning Center in the rural village of Mastatal in Puriscal province, approx. 2.5 hrs. west of San Jose. Led by Dr. John "Buck" Banks, four students from the UWT and UWS campuses participated in the 18 day trip. As part of the course requirements, students designed and conducted independent research projects during their stay in Costa Rica. Student research projects focused on hummingbird interactions, soil pH in disturbed areas of tropical forest, arthropod diversity in the forest understory, and true bug foraging behavior.
Links to individual projects :
Link to photo gallery from 2007 course
Archive: Link to projects from 2005 course
Archive: Links to projects from 2004 course
Link to photo gallery from 2004 & 2005 trips
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- Other links:
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- Buck's homepage
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- Environmental Science at UWT
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- UWT homepage
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- Link to archive of research conducted at Rancho Mastatal
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Please send comments to: banksj@u.washington.edu
Last updated on:
August 17, 2007
