BIOL 350W Aquatic Ecology
The ecology of lakes and rivers. We will focus on management issues facing area lakes and streams, together with the underlying biological, chemical, and physical factors that regulate freshwater ecosystems. The course includes extensive field work on lakes and streams, culminating in a weekend trip (required) to the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory on Lake Okoboji in NW Iowa. During this trip, students will conduct field projects involving experimental design, data collection, and class presentation of results.