Pelagic Ecosystem Function in the San Juan Archipelago

Target Audience: Undergraduate Student
Graduate Student


Institution: Friday Harbor Labs

Institutional Web Link: http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/

Course Description: Now in its 14th year, this very successful apprenticeship, Pelagic Ecosystem Function (PEF), uses the natural laboratory of the waters in the San Juan Archipelago to investigate the workings of a unique pelagic (open water) ecosystem. Friday Harbor is an ideal place for pelagic ecosystem studies because here, inputs from oceanic realms and major river systems are mixed by powerful tidal currents, creating an oceanographically complex habitat that supports a diverse community of plankton, fishes, seabirds, and marine mammals.

Course Fees and Expenses: see http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentCosts2017.html

Scholarships, Fellowships, Associated with the Course: http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentFellowships.html

Funding Source: None


How to Apply: http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentApplicationInfo.html

Application Closing Date: 07/01/2017

Course Begins: 2017-09-25

Course Ends: 2017-12-08