9507 (v.5) Aquatic Ecology 301


Area: Department of Environmental Biology
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
 
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Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork: 5 x 0.5 Days Quarterly
 
Syllabus: Factors affecting contemporary aquatic ecosystems. Limitations imposed by physical conditions, community structure, water quality, eutrophication, management of aquatic ecosystems. Distribution and evolution of particular species - interspecies interactions, competition, predation and inhibition between species. Biogeography as exemplified in aquatic ecosystems. Adaption and evolution shown by aquatic organisms.
 
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Field of Education: 010900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
Funding Cluster: 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Categorised
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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