Blog 4: Ezana and Roman

 Mangrove Ecology

Ezana and Roman


After visiting the site the first thing our teacher, Mr. Joneschild, showed us was pictures of the mangrove forests he was able to see. Learning about mangrove ecology was our transition into the study of tropical ecology and was our first step in preparing us for our experience in The Bahamas. Creating a group project helped us build our collaboration and teamwork skills. Not only did this benefit our work in the classroom, but it also helped us build skills that we will use to collaborate successfully with our peers in The Bahamas.


For me (Roman), studying Mangrove Ecology was the first time during this academic year that I felt I was able to apply a full understanding of ecology, marine ecological systems, and organic relationships, to our study. The work we’d done leading up to our mangrove study helped us solidify said understanding and then through our mangrove projects we were able to teach each other and set the scene for our next endeavor: Field Guides (which Noa and Aiden describe in a different post). Most if not all of the following field guides created by the class featured organisms that heavily rely on Mangrove ecosystems. 


On our trip, we are both eager to see the biodiversity present in the mangrove forest and tell you all about it!

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