Académique Documents
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Culture Documents
April 6
Topic
Introduction/History
Origin of Lakes
Morphometry/Water balance
Temperature, Light, Movement
April 13
April 20
Nutrient ions
April 27
Bacteria
Rooted Aquatics
Phytoplankton Survey
May 4
EXAM
May 11
Phytoplankton (continued)
Nutrition
Ecology
Primary Productivity
May 18
Benthic communities
Zooplankton Survey
May 25
Zooplankton Grazing
Predation/Competition
Cyclomorphosis
June 1
Food Webs/Energetics
Cultural Eutrophication
Special topics
COURSE FORMAT
Lectures are one 3-hour lecture each week. Exams are in-class. I do
not take attendance. Lecture notes are posted on BB Learn. I
welcome questions during class.
Course Purpose within the Program of Study:
This is an elective course that is intended to introduce students to key concepts in aquatic
science, to help students to integrate information theyve learned in previous chemistry
and biology courses, and to provide further opportunities to hone oral and written
communication skills through course presentations and paper evaluations.
Statement of Expected Learning:
As a result of this course, students will:
Understand the fundamentals of aquatic ecology
Integrate concepts from this course with content from their other courses in the
sciences to apply course knowledge to real world problems in the aquatic
environment
Begin to understand the variety of aquatic environments and biodiversity
Be more interested in learning about aquatic science that they hear about in their
everyday life, and be inspired to delve deeper to learn more about these topics
Identify resources to learn more about aquatic ecology, including accessing
primary research articles.
TEXT
No text is required. Some recommended ones are: Stanley
Dodson, Introduction to Limnology. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-287935-1
(ca. $95). For those who will need this subject professionally, I
recommend Robert Wetzel. Limnology 3rd ed. (ISBN 0-12-7447601). It is available from Harcourt, Inc. 6277 Sea Harbor Dr., Orlando FL
32887 (800-544-6678) at ca. $75. Two other alternatives are
primarily biological in content: Limnoecology: The Ecology of Lakes
and Streams. W. Lampert and U. Sommer. Oxford University Press.
1997. ISBN: 0-19-509592-8 (pbk ca. $45) or The Biology of Lakes and
Ponds by C. Brnmark and L. Hansson, Oxford University Press.
1998. ISBN: 0-19-854971-7 (pbk. ca. $40).
FIELD TRIP
May 7-May 8: Weekend overnight trip to Lake Lacawac, PA
(7:30am Sat- 4pmSun)
This field trip is highly recommended! It will introduce you to the
organisms in various lake/pond habitats. Field trip report is required;
alternative assignments will be arranged if you are unable to go on the
field trip.
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