BIOEE 4571 - [Limnology: Ecology of Lakes, Laboratory]

Fall. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 2 credits. Letter grades only (S/U grades with permission of instructor).

Prerequisite or corequisite: BIOEE 4570. Course fee: $20 for food on field trip. One weekend field trip. Optional vertebrate dissection (fish) during one laboratory exercise and during a portion of the weekend field trip.

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Laboratories and field trips devoted to studies of the biological, chemical, and physical properties of lakes and other freshwater environments. Exercises focus on understanding the freshwater environment, on experimentation, and on understanding ecological processes within lakes.

Outcome 1: Have direct experience with the kinds of data that can be collected to address scientific questions and hypotheses directed at understanding the nature of the environments.

Outcome 2: Use modern equipment and procedures to collect samples from lakes and laboratory experiments, and carry out the analyses necessary to obtain numerical data.

Outcome 3: Develop the ability to use microscopes and identification keys to determine what an organism is. Identify ecologically relevant parts of organisms (e.g., algal cell-types, consumer feeding appendages).

Outcome 4: Assemble the components of lake ecosystems into a coherent understanding of how the parts interact.

Outcome 5: Assess the effects of human impacts on lakes.