| NBIC03 | Aquatic Ecology, 15 ECTS credits. /Akvatisk ekologi/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 150 |
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Area of Education: Science Subject area: Biology |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): C
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| Aim: The aim is to give profound knowledge about aquatic ecosystem's structure and function, the interplay between biological and non-biological components in inland water as well as certain species/types-notice about water plants and -animals. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Accepted to the educational program of biology with participation of Chemistry 1 (20p), courses of 40p according Biology 1 and 2 (or equivalent) with fullfilled "threshold"-demands (passed 50p with a minimum of 25p theory). NBIB08 Ecology 5p and NBIB22 Floristics & Faunistics 5p or equivalent must be passed. Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: Lectures, seminars, laboratory work and excursions. Seminars, laboratory work and excursions are compulsory. The work at the laboratory and in the field exists foremost in form of independent teamstudies. Written home exam at the end of the course. |
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| Course contents: Physical and chemical conditions in inlandwater (both lakes and running water) and how those interplays with each other and with plants and animals. Different lake types incl the processes that lead to that they are characterized of different plants and animals. The lakes' development. The meaning of a drainage area for a lake's properties. Running water. |
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| Course literature: Kalff, J. 2002. Limnology - Inland water ecosystems. Prentice-Hall. Literature compendium. |
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| Active participation and seminar presentation of the practical projects and practical exams. Approved literature seminars, written report of the practical project and written home exam. |
4 p 6 p |
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| Grades are given as �?~Fail�?T or �?~Pass�?T. | |||
Course language is Swedish or English if needed. Department offering the course: IFM. Director of Studies: Agneta Johansson Examiner: Elisabeth Lundkvist Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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