Fall 2022 - BISC 414 D100
Limnology (3)
Class Number: 1727
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Wed, Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 9, 2022
Fri, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Lance Lesack
llesack@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5633
Office: RCB 7225
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Prerequisites:
75 units of credit in a science program, including BISC 204 with a grade of C- or better or GEOG 215, or permission of the instructor.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An integrated examination of biological, chemical and physical processes in lakes and running water ecosystems. Interactions among biological, chemical and physical controls on the structure, function and dynamics of aquatic ecosystems are emphasized. Environmental problems resulting from human disturbances to aquatic ecosystems are examined.
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Topics: Introduction to aquatic ecosystems
Lake origins and geomorphology
Lake hydrology and water balance
Water, light, and heat
Hydrodynamics
Primary production and dissolved gases
Major nutrients
Phytoplankton communities
Bacteria and microbial communities
Macro-zooplankton communities
Fish communities
Cross-Cutting Themes: Comparative and regional limnology
Zoobenthos and running-water communities
Eutrophication and acidification of aquatic ecosystems
Global change and aquatic ecosystems
Organization: Two one-hour lectures and one four-hour laboratory session per week. There will be no laboratory work in the first week of classes.
Grading
- Laboratory Assignments 25%
- Term Paper/Project 25%
- Presentation of Paper/Project Progress (3-min thesis) 10%
- Final Examination 40%
NOTES:
Organization: Two one-hour lectures and one four-hour laboratory session per week. There will be no laboratory work in the first week of classes.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
: Custom Courseware Package. 2022. Readings in Limnology. SFU Bookstore.
Wetzel, R.G., G.E. Likens. 2000. Limnological Analyses, Third Edition. Springer, New York (ISBN - 0387989285).
Wetzel and Likens (2000) is available as an eBook. Additional readings drawn from the research literature and "classic texts" will be assigned through the term.
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Registrar Notes:
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