ADVANCED COURSES - 2008

Advanced Courses in Tropical Marine Sciences are offered on specialized topics by experts in the topic areas. Past courses include Shark Biology (1995), Coral Reef Ecology (1996), Reproduction and Recruitment of Tropical Marine Fishes (1998), Diseases of Corals and Other Reef Organisms (1997 - 2007), Coral Tissue Slide Reading (2004 - 2007), Coral Succession (2006), Ecology and Taxonomy of Marine Sponges (2006), and Applied Techniques in Restoration Ecology (2007). The courses are designed for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, or professionals.

Current courses offered in 2008 will include:

Coral Tissue Slide Reading Workshop - Aug. 3-8
Intended to assist researchers in understanding the histology or microscopic anatomy of scleractinian corals, gorgonians, and other Cnidaria.....more>

Diseases of Corals and Other Reef Organisms -Aug. 9 - 17
Introduction to the field of pathobiology of marine organisms, focusing on diseases affecting hard corals as well as diseases of other reef invertebrates and vertebrates.....more>

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Mote Marine Laboratory - Tropical Research Laboratory
24244 Overseas Highway, Summerland Key, Florida 33042
(305)745-2729 - (305) 745-2730(FAX) - TRL-info@mote.org

TRL is a fully equipped marine research and education facility, with housing, vessels, dry labs, raceways and tanks, SCUBA support, and more.

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