Fish Ecology & Taxonomy Laboratory
This graduate research laboratory is for students
conducting research projects in the areas of systematics, anatomy,
and ecology. The laboratory was designed to support field research
and dissections. The floor is a special epoxy to allow easy cleanup.
The laboratory has work areas for six graduate students, as well as
ample space to support their projects. Features of the room include
research grade dissecting microscopes, top loading balances, a drying
oven, chemical bench and fume hood, computers, freezer, and two refrigerators.
There is a large (7 ft x 4 ft x 2 ft) stainless steel sink available
for sorting and processing field collections or large specimens. The
laboratory is adjacent to a shower room for those returning from the
field.
Students using the laboratory have research projects
including the taxonomy of Modoc suckers, fish use of an estuarine
marsh, invertebrate colonization of a restored estuary, the morphology/ecology
of ragfish, nutrient dynamics in coastal streams, and GIS applications
in describing the distribution of fish in Humboldt Bay.
