Freshwater Ecology (U01714)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : BIO-4-ECfwecol

Freshwaters makes up less than 1% of the world's water, but play a vital role in life on Earth and they are rich and complex environments in their own right. The physical features of water create and define the habitat template, and the close coupling between physical and biological processes is a characteristic of freshwater ecology. The course will cover a range of key topics, including population dynamics and dispersal, hydrological disturbance, the impact of predators, nutrient dynamics, eutrophication and alternative stable states, and the effects of introduced species.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Permission of the Curriculum Approval Officer. Normally Population & Community Ecology 3 is required.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Ecology, (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 45 minutes per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
25/09/2008	09:00	12:00	Room 3, Crew Building Annexe	KB	Note: Freshwater Ecology not running but a similar course will be run in its place