302437 (v.2) Aquatic Ecology 501

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Area:	Department of Environmental Biology
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork:	5 x 0.5 Days Quarterly
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.