Syllabus - Limnology

Week of       Lecture Topics                                       Cole Chap.

Aug. 18            Introduction, Water                                                  1,2

Aug. 23            Lake Origins and Forms, Hydrological Cycle            6

Aug. 30            Hydrology and Groundwater, Light and Heat            9

Sep. 8              Thermal Stability and Mixing, Physical Processes    10,11

Sep. 13            Carbon Dioxide and Alkalinity, N and P Cycles      13,15

Sep. 20*          Si, S and Fe Cycles/Redox / First Test!                  15

Sep. 27            Phytoplankton Systematics                                       4

Oct. 4              Nutrients and Biomass

Oct. 11            Light, Primary Production, and Eutrophication            5

Oct. 18            Macrophytes, Periphyton, Detritus, Organic Carbon  4

Oct. 25*          Protozoans and Rotifers / Second Test!!                    4

Nov. 1             Copepods and Cladocerans, Feeding                        4

Nov. 8             Migration, Diapause, Cyclomorphosis, Secondary Production

Nov. 15           Plankton Community Structure                                  5

Nov. 22           Benthos, Paleolimnology                                           4,2

Nov. 29           Aquatic Ecology Concepts, Human Impacts

Dec. 6             Management Techniques

 
Final Exam: Saturday, Dec. 11, 8-11 AM!

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