Week 3: UNF

This week was definitely the most intense so far. On Monday we started the week with a drive along the Jacksonville coastline comparing natural and altered inlets. On Tuesday is when the real fun began, we started a 24 hour experiment comparing the abundance and species richness of two locations along a time gradient. We all started out strong, but by around 11 p.m. you could tell we were exhausted! We returned to campus around 1 p.m. Wednesday and everyone passed out.

Our data was very interesting showing that the river system had a higher species richness and abundance was highest during low tides. Thursday was quite relaxing with a boat ride approximately 70 miles long! We got lots of practice using the YSI Sonde, secchi disk, seine nets, and some new instruments including the trilogy spectrophotometer and the pH meter. After our skills test on Friday some of our group went on a ghost tour in St. Augustine and then the Jacksonville Zoo on Saturday. It's awesome getting to experience the other things Florida has to offer while we're traveling around.