ESCI 430: Limnology
Fall Quarter |
Instructor: Leo Bodentseiner
Office: ES442 Phone: 650-7375 email: leobode@cc.wwu.edu
Office hours: MWF 9:00-10:20 (sign-up near door) and by appointment
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| Text: Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems by R. G. Wetzel,
3rd edition |
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Course description: Ecology of lakes and standing water bodies, with emphasis on physical, chemical,
and biological factors that determine biological productivity and the impacts of human activities on lakes.
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| Grades |
| 1. Midterm examination | 35% |
| 2. Final examination | 40% |
| 3. Writing assignments | 25% |
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Grading: A 93+; A- 90+; B+ 88+; B 83+; B- 80+; C+ 78+; C 73+; C- 70+; D+ 68+; D 63+; D- 60+; F <60
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Week |
Topics |
Chapter |
| I |
Introduction to course;
Lakes: formation and location |
1, 2, 3, 4 |
| II |
Physical factors: heat, light, and wind |
5, 6, 7 |
| III |
Physical factors: heat, light, and wind (cont) |
5, 6, 7 |
| IV |
Chemical factors: dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, and salinity |
9, 10 |
| V |
Biogeochemical cycles: nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon |
11, 12, 13, 14 |
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| VI |
Biogeochemical cycles (cont) |
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| VII |
Aquatic communities: organisms and food chain dynamics |
15, 16, 17 |
| VIII |
Aquatic communities (cont) |
18, 19, 20, 21 |
| IX |
Productivity and change in aquatic systems |
8, 22, 24 |
| X |
Applied limnology: anthropogenic effects |
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| Writing Assignments |
| Course Outline |
