11128 (v.5) Aquatic Biomonitoring 302

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
Syllabus:	Water chemistry: nutrients, pH, and conductivity. Assessment of water quality. Effluents and water quality. Aquatic systems health, ecological indicators and biomonitoring of aquatic systems, practical survey techniques of studying macrophytes, riparian vegetation with emphasis on wetlands, rivers and streams: invertebrates, diatoms and harmful algal blooms. Restoration, rehabilitation and management of degraded aquatic ecosystems.
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Field of Education:	010900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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