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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