ENVS 430 Aquatic Ecology: Water Webs/Cycles

Provides a tribal and global understanding of aquatic ecosystems with an emphasis on tribal stewardship of lakes, rivers and wetlands. Prerequisites: BIOL 202, 203 and 310.

Credits

5

Outcomes

1. Summarize information regarding seasonal physical and chemical cycles in lakes, including different types of thermal stratification and their expected vertical profiles of light, heat and materials.
2. Describe the ecological role and function of common freshwater aquatic biota.
3. Identify impacts of anthropogenic disturbances, such as nutrient loading, on aquatic systems.
4. Explain the importance of physical factors in determining biological community composition in streams and rivers