BIOL375-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Freshwater Ecosystems

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

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

Prerequisites

BIOL209 and either (1) BIOL270 or (2) BIOL274 and BIOL275

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 13:00 Jack Erskine 315
13 Jul - 19 Jul
3 Aug - 16 Aug
21 Sep - 4 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 Jack Erskine 315
3 Aug - 16 Aug
21 Sep - 4 Oct
Field Trip A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01-P1 Monday 08:00 - 18:00 Cass
31 Aug - 6 Sep
01-P2 Tuesday 08:00 - 18:00 Cass
31 Aug - 6 Sep
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 12:00 West 436
10 Aug - 23 Aug
Lab B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 08:00 - 16:00 West 436
31 Aug - 6 Sep
Lab C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 08:00 - 16:00 West 436
31 Aug - 6 Sep

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Fieldwork notes 20%
Major report 30%
Online quizzes 15%
Final test 35%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Harding, Jon S. , New Zealand Hydrological Society., New Zealand Limnological Society; Freshwaters of New Zealand ; New Zealand Hydrological Society ; New Zealand Limnological Society, 2004 ((This is available as a pdf – free from http://www.biol.canterbury.ac.nz/ferg/educate.shtml)).

Jellyman, Phillip G. et al; Advances in New Zealand freshwater science ; [Updated edition]; New Zealand Hydrological Society : New Zealand Limnological Society, 2016 (See http://freshwater.science.org.nz).

Smith, T. M. , Smith, Leo Robert; Elements of ecology ; 9th edition; Pearson, 2015.

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,316.00

International fee $6,050.00

* 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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