Freshwater Ecology (BIOE 155) will examine the relationships bewteen freshwater organisms and their environment. We will examine the physical, chemical, and biological factors that govern inland waters such as lakes, streams, and wetlands. In this course we will also address interactions between humans and water and discuss these challenges and opportunities in conservation and management. This course will also use a series of case studies to highlight the specific concepts and applications. This course will be offered every fall.

Fall 2009

Instructor: Jonathan Moore; (831)502-7387; jwmoore@biology.ucsc.edu; 246B COH; Office hours = Thursday 12:00 - 1:30 or by appointment.

TA: Ann-Marie Osterback; osterbac@biology.ucsc.edu

Time: Tuesday/Thursday 10:00AM-11:45AM

Place: Ocean Health 118

Textbook: Introduction to Limnology, S. Dodson, 2005. McGraw-Hill.

COURSE MATERIALS

Syllabus

Sept 24: Introduction

Sept 29: Physical: Types, morphometry, orgins of freshwaters

Oct 1: Physical: Properties of water (light, color, heat)

Oct 6: Physical: Stratification and water movements

Oct 8: Chemical: Overview of chemistry

Oct 13: Chemical: Carbon, Oxygen

Oct 15: Chemical: Nitrogen, Phosphorus

Oct 20: Chemical: Lake Washington story. No course notes, do Edmondson reading and HW#1

Oct 22: Midterm

Oct 27: Biological: Phytoplankton and Zooplankton

Oct 29: Biological: In class field trip

Nov 3: Biological: Macroinvertebrates

Nov 5: Biological: Fishes

Nov 10: Biological: Productivity, trophic cascades. Do Power reading.

Nov 12: Integrated: Invasive species. Do Rahel reading.

Nov 17: Integrated: Habitat coupling. No course notes. Do Nakano and Murakami reading and HW#2.

Nov 19: Integrated: Salmon. Do Schindler reading.

Nov 24: Integrated: flow regimes, disturbance, and dams. Do Poff reading.

Dec 1. Integrated: The Lake Victoria story. No course notes. Do Balirwa reading and HW#3.

Dec 3. Integrated: Water inequality, disease, and war.

ANNOUCEMENTS

Paper outlines due Nov 24!