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Fall 2022
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| BIOL 4840 - Limnology |
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Limnology (the study of lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and wetlands) is the science that underlies protection of water quality and fisheries. Introduction to aquatic communities and the properties of aquatic ecosystems. Topics covered include: the watershed and its hydrology; fluxes of nutrients and materials through aquatic systems; ecosystem structure and habitat dynamics; an evaluation of major plant, animal, and microbial communities; food webs and feeding interactions; human impacts on limnological properties of systems.
Prerequisite(s): One of Chemistry 2000 or Chemistry 2120 AND One course (3.0 credit hours) from subfield List 3 (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
0.000 OR 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours 3.000 Lab hours 0.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate, Master, Audit Schedule Types: Lecture, Lab, Online Lecture, Online Lab All Sections for this Course Biological Sciences Department Course Attributes: Science Lib Ed Req, Arts & Science or LBED course |
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