http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/01/23/coral-reef-ecology-bermuda-spring-break-course/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/01/23/coral-reef-ecology-bermuda-spring-break-course/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:24:22 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=33713 Bermuda is a world leader in marine conservation and the perfect place to experience the wonder of coral reefs. Let the Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability (EICES) and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) be your guides to the world of corals through lectures, labs, and fieldwork. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/01/23/coral-reef-ecology-bermuda-spring-break-course/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/13/study-rainforest-ecology-in-puerto-rico-with-see-u/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/13/study-rainforest-ecology-in-puerto-rico-with-see-u/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:33:24 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=23881 The SEE-U Puerto Rico course provides students with a total immersion experience into the ecology and dynamics of a fragile and threatened environmental system. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/13/study-rainforest-ecology-in-puerto-rico-with-see-u/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/09/our-newest-see-u-field-site-in-jordan-3/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/09/our-newest-see-u-field-site-in-jordan-3/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:06:47 +0000 CERC Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=23771 In partnership with Columbia’s Global Center in Amman, the Columbia University Middle East Research Center, undergraduate students of all majors have the unique opportunity to study ecosystems and environmental sustainability in Jordan.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/09/our-newest-see-u-field-site-in-jordan-3/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/13/losing-our-coral-reefs/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/13/losing-our-coral-reefs/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:03:52 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=15412 Coral reefs, the “rainforests of the sea,” are some of the most biodiverse and productive ecosystems on earth. They occupy only .2% of the ocean, yet are home to a quarter of all marine species: crustaceans, reptiles, seaweeds, bacteria, fungi, and over 4000 species of fish make their home in coral reefs. With an annual [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/13/losing-our-coral-reefs/feed/ 5