2003 Edwin W. Pauley Summer Program in Marine Biology

Assessing the Health of Pacific Corals: Week 1

Main Introduction • Updated Schedule • Suggested Readings

Identification and surveying of stressed corals
Histopathology of corals

 

Period Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
6/9/2003 6/10/2003 6/11/2003 6/12/2003 6/13/2003 6/14/2003
Breakfast            
AM Welcome- Jo-Ann Leong:   Introduction to Pathobiology Diseases of Corals Diseases of Corals Histopathology of Corals T. Work:  Histopatho-logical Obs of Pacific Corals T. Work:  Slide reading: Pacific corals
Break            
AM Kbay Story- Fenny Cox: Introduction to Field Methods: Observation Introduction to Histopathology Slide reading: comparative aspects Slide reading: coral diseases Snorkel to collect corals for histopatho-logy Demonstrate post-fixation and washing samples
Lunch            
PM Lab safety @ 1pm;   Checkout snorkel and collection of observation data Field Methods: Quantitative Measuring Tissue Rate Loss Paul Jokiel:  coral bleaching in Hawaii.     Discuss transect data Fixation of corals.   NSF lab Slide reading: Pacific corals
Break            
PM   Snorkel and collection of quantitative data Snorkel and collection of quantitative data Snorkel to tag corals for later observation and collection Histological Techniques Snorkel for fun, UW photography, other?
Dinner     Pizza Night      
Evening Discuss dive observations                    Work on definitions Basic Anatomy and Histology of Corals                     Students work with quadrat data towboard surveys- Jean Kenyon:   MOVIES - best of coral disease.       Students work with transect data Discuss plans for coral collection.      2 talks:   Coral disease in the Red Sea:   Coral reefs of India     Steve Coles:  Invasive species in Hawaii Wrap up end of first week - potluck

 

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