Cat Schooley - Introduction to Coral Reefs

Introduction to Coral Reefs

Snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef surrounding the Heron Island to observe and study the ecosystem of coral reefs
Gained factual knowledge about the cultural, societal, and economic importance of coral reefs to global systems
Researched and presented information on current marine issues and threats to coral reefs
Applied the scientific method to create and answer research questions
Successfully worked in small groups to address research questions
Input data and created visual informational graphics (graphs, charts, etc.) with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint
Wrote up full, comprehensive lab reports including abstract, methods, findings, and sources
Collected organism and settlement samples
Use syringes, petri dishes, microscopes, forceps, eyedroppers, and other lab equipment to collect data from samples collected in the field
Collected samples in the field for lab analysis
Successfully identified, counted, and tracked coral reef vertebrates, plants and invertebrates

White tip says hi.MP4

White tip reef shark swims through the outer reef of the Heron Island in the southwest portion of the Great Barrier Reef.

Reefscape.MP4

Reef scape in the outer reef of the Heron Island in the southwest portion of the Great Barrier Reef.

guitar wants to be pals.MP4

Guitar Shark also known as a Shovelnose Ray swimming across the bottom of the sea floor off the coast of the Heron Island in the southwest portion of the Great Barrier Reef.

very cooporative stingray.MP4

Common Stingray swimming through the outer reef region of the Heron Island in the southwest portion of the Great Barrier Reef. Bonus sea turtle!

A photograph used for my team's study on stingray behavior differences during dawn and mid-day

My partner and I collecting data to study fish density during low and high tide

My team counting invertebrate samples taken from the reef to determine population density it respect to distance from the reef