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Biological Sciences
Summer Field Programs
Tropical Courses
Temperate Courses
Rocky Mountains and Southwestern Deserts
African Savannah and Aquatic Ecosystems
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The Biology Department of Florida Tech offers a number of exciting and informative field courses during the summer semester.These courses cover various aspects of tropical and temperate ecosystems. Follow the links below to take a quick look at what we have to offer.
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Tropical Courses
Tropical Ecosystem: Costa Rica Program
Two week field program that visits a wide range of habitats including cloud forest, active volcanoes, lowland tropical rain forest and lowland dry forest.
Tropical Ecosystem: Peru Field Program
Three week expedition-style course that travels from the Atacama desert over the Andes and down into Amazonia.
Ecology of Caribbean Coral Reef Environments
A two week course designed to identify different types of coral reef habitats and other associated marine habitats in the Abaco Islands, Bahamas.
Summer in Australia
This six week field program covers a wide range of terrestrial and marine ecosystems in Australia.
Temperate Courses
Ecology of the Southern Appalachian Mountains
This is a two week course designed to examine the ecosystems of the southern Appalachian Mountains, one of the most diverse forest systems in North America.
Ecology of the Rocky Mountains and Southwestern Deserts
This is a five week course designed to examine the major ecosystems of the central Rocky Mountains and the Southwestern deserts.
Ecology of African Savannah and Aquatic Ecosystems
Two to three week expedition-type course that traverses the major ecosystems of Kenya East Africa.