BIOL 405B Limnology
405. LIMNOLOGY (CREDIT, 4 HOURS)(LECTURE, 2 HOURS; LAB., 4 HOURS PER WEEK). THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO FAMILIARIZE STUDENTS WITH THE BIOLOGICALPHENOMENA OF LAKES, PONDS, AND STREAMS, INCLUDING THE PHYSIOCHEMICAL FACTORS, AND THEIR INTERRELATIONSHIPS WITHIN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS. THE LABORATORY WORK WILL INCLUDE PERIODIC FIELD-TRIPS FOR THE COLLECTION OF ORGANISMS AND THE MONITORING SUCH PARAMETERS AS WATER HARDNESS, ALKALINITY, DISSOLVED OXYGEN,
PH, TEMPERATURE AND SPECIFIC POLLUTANTS. PREREQUISITES: BIOLOGY 206,
CHEMISTRY 350, 310, 351 AND 311.