Date
Lecture
Location
Activity
5/20/2002
PM Geology and history
MDI Biological Laboratory
Drive to Maine and intro to lab
5/21/2002
Marine Ecology and PM Community Ecology Basics
Cadillac Mountain
Observe geology of region and impacts of glaciation.
5/22/2002
High energy marine communities
Wonderland tide pools and Ship harbor tidal riffle
Characterize tide pool communities
5/23/2002
Low energy marine communities
Sand Beach, the Beehive and the rocky intertidal zone behind MDIBL
5/24/2002
Oceanography
nature cruise and muddy intertidal zone at Bar Island
Observe the impact of glaciation and the fire of 1947 on terrestrial community, characterize a low energy marine community.
5/25/2002
Community structure
Pemetic Mountain
Characterize hardwood and alpine forest communities.
5/26/2002
Exam 1
Bar Harbor
Laundry, shopping, dinner in town
5/27/2002
Environmental factors impacting communities
Boreal Bog at Wonderland
Characterize a boreal bog community.
5/28/2002
Community dynamics
Dorr Mountain
Collect data along a continuous transect down the mountain.
Characterize differences in vertical zonation at two sites, observe (and sit on) a large glacial erratic.
Freshwater stream communities
Boreal forest in the Western mountains
Characterize a boreal forest community.
5/31/2002
Exam 2
Great Meadow and Giant Slide streams, Sargent Mountain
Characterize two very different stream communities.
6/1/2002
Cadillac Mountain sunrise
Watch sunrise from Cadillac, drive to Chestertown.
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