UNF

The work at UNF was intense, to start off as soon we arrived on the campus we had to sit through a 40min lecture on invasive species which mainly focused on the lion finish and green muscle. This was a good and informative lecture but I would have preferred if the lecture was done on Monday instead giving us a day to rest. Even on Monday we spent the day visiting beaches and inlets, we saw how human interference not only affects the habitat of the fauna living near sand dunes or rocky inlets  but also how it influences human construction.
Our instructors Dr.Smith and Dr.Hackney were very knowledgeable and at times very funny making our experience more entertaining. Our 24hr sampling was an extreme eye opener to what we could possibly expect from studying coastal biology. It was amazing how just a simple thing as the tied could effect the abundance and activity of fauna and flora living in within that specific habitat. The group I was in consisted of Nat, Johanna, and myself we were a person short but we made the best of what we could do, which included  using the seine net for sampling, and YSI for water quality, and spectrophotometer, colorimeter,  pH, and made good use of the turbidity tube. This trip made me realize that I have an interest in the field of coastal biology and the human impact on habitats.