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Oct 11, 2024
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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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BIOL 4491 - LimnologyA study of inland waters–lakes, streams, and reservoirs. Some of the topics include: the origin of lakes; the importance of chemical and physical properties; the biogeochemical cycling of elements; the ecology of aquatic organisms (bacteria, phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos, macrophytes and fish); the pollution and eutrophication of freshwaters; a comparison of lake, stream and reservoir ecosystmes; paleolimnology; food-chains and food-webs; energy flow. This course should provide students with a basic understanding of limnology, including developments in current research and management.
Credits: 4
Prereq: BIOL 1152 and CHEM 1142 Lecture hours: 3 Lab hours: 3 Course/lab fee: $
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