{"id":15547,"date":"2026-05-14T11:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/?p=15547"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:42:17","slug":"spring-2027-bahamas-field-natural-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/2026\/05\/14\/spring-2027-bahamas-field-natural-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2027:  The Bahamas Field Natural History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:48%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p>The course will provide an introduction to the flora and fauna of tropical ecosystems and the Caribbean in particular. Major systems of study will include; coral reefs, mangroves, sand flats, and subtropical forests. Experiences in species identification and research will be a part of the focus within these systems. The coral reef and other tropical marine ecosystems are a special focus in this field study of The Bahamas where data collection, observations and interactions with marine life are accomplished by snorkeling in coral reef ecosystems each day while abroad. The field study aspect of the course provides for an excellent enrichment to a student\u2019s biology or other natural history studies.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:48%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Landsat Image of the Bahamas\" title=\"Bahamas Landsat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2026\/05\/BahamasLandsat.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-15548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2026\/05\/BahamasLandsat-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2026\/05\/BahamasLandsat-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2026\/05\/BahamasLandsat-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2026\/05\/BahamasLandsat-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2026\/05\/BahamasLandsat.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":15548,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[470],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15547"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15547"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15549,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15547\/revisions\/15549"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}