BIOL375-07S2 (C) Semester Two 2007

Freshwater Ecosystems

28 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2007
End Date: Thursday, 15 November 2007
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 29 July 2007
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 October 2007

Description

Advanced theories and concepts of freshwater ecology and their practical application to current issues.

This course focuses on important current problems facing freshwater ecosystems and how ecological concepts and theories can help us understand and solve these problems. Students will be give practical skills and knowledge essential to employment as a freshwater ecologist.

Prerequisites

BIOL270 and BIOL209. For students enrolled before 2004, 44 points from PAMS204, BIOL270, FORE202, ZOOL202, BIOL210, ZOOL204, ZOOL205, BIOL211, ZOOL214, BIOL212

Restrictions

BIOL372, PAMS311/ZOOL311

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Jonathan Harding

Lecturers

Angus McIntosh and Paul Broady

Guest Lecturers

Scott Wissinger and Brian Sorrell (NIWA)

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Short field trip reports 10%
Final examination 60%
Field trip research project 30%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Harding, Jon S. , New Zealand Hydrological Society., New Zealand Limnological Society; Freshwaters of New Zealand ; New Zealand Hydrological Society ;, 2004.

Recommended Reading

Begon, Michael. , Harper, John L., Townsend, Colin R; Ecology : individuals, populations, and communities ; 3rd ed; Blackwell Science, 1996.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,187.00

International fee $5,466.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Biological Sciences .

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