9507 (v.5) Aquatic Ecology 301
Area: | Department of Environmental Biology |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
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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Current as of: February 2, 2004
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