BIOL 5554 - Limnology

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Description: Origin, evolution, and physical and chemical characteristics of lakes and streams. Structure and function of plant and animal communities and aquatic ecosystems: Limiting factors, nutrient cycles, and trophic dynamics. Water quality aspects of fish culture. Lectures, lab, and field.

Credit Hours: 4
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3524 Ecology and CHEM 1123/1131 General Chemistry I Lecture and Lab.
Co-requisite: BIOL 5554L Limnology Lab.
Cross-listed: BIOL 4554.
Note: Credit cannot be earned in both BIOL 4554 and BIOL 5554.