SLE348 - Freshwater Biology
Unit details
| Year | 2015 unit information |
|---|---|
| Offering information: | Not available in 2015 (offered in 2016) |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Warrnambool |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Previously coded as: | SLE232 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | Rebecca Lester |
| Prerequisite: | SLE144 |
| Corequisite: | SLE010 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Contact hours: | 2 x 1 hour classes per week, 4 x 3 hour practicals per trimester and a 1-day field trip. |
Content
This unit includes: biological and ecological features of all types of lakes, rivers and wetlands (including ephemeral/desert wetlands, tropical systems, lowland rivers, deep lakes, upland rivers); Freshwater plant communities (algae, macrophytes, riparian vegetation, detrital food chains, aquatic weeds); Zooplankton, macroinvertebrates and vertebrate animals in freshwaters (diversity, life histories, role in ecosystems); Physical origin and ecological consequences of environmental impacts such as salinisation, sedimentation, water extraction, riparian vegetation loss and nutrient enrichment.
Assessment
Two class tests (25% each) 50%, laboratory assignment 30%, two laboratory reports (10% each) 20%