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Tropical Field Ecology - Ecuador

Term To Study: Short-term Fall 2019
Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2019
Program Starts: Dec 14, 2019
Program Ends: Dec 24, 2019
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
Program Fee: $3,600
Program Locations: Quito
Contact Phone: (248) 370-2695
Contact Name: Scott Tiegs
Contact Email: tiegs@oakland.edu
What is Included: Flight, 3 meals/day, accommodations, local transportation, park entrance fee, naturalist guides
What is not Included: Gratuities for bus driver, guide, tuition
Program Description

The program is a field-based introduction to tropical ecology with an emphasis on providing students with first-hand experiences with tropical ecosystems and tropical biodiversity. The course will be conducted in Ecuador where alpine glaciers, cloud forests, rainforests, and the riverine ecosystems of the upper Amazon basin are readily accessible. Students will enroll in BIO 4333: Tropical Field Ecology, a course which has been previously held in Costa Rica, and Eleuthera, The Bahamas.

Quick Facts

Population: 15223680
Capital: Quito
Per-capita GDP: $ 8600
Size: 283561 km2
Time Zone: (GMT - 05:00 hours) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

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