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BTNY
555
Aquatic
Botany |
| Credits: |
3 |
| Offered: |
Fall
semester |
| Next
Offered: |
Fall
semester - 2008 |
| Capacity: |
40
students |
| Lecture: |
Meets
2 times per week for 50 minutes/meeting |
| Laboratory: |
Meets
once per week for 2 hours and 50 minutes |
| Instructor(s): |
Dr.
Carole Lembi |
| Description: |
The
study of algae and higher plants of the aquatic environment, with
emphasis on identification, ecology, morphology, physiology, role
in the environment, and management. |
| Objectives: |
1)
Identification and characteristics of aquatic plants and algae.
2) Ecological adaptations of aquatic plants and algae.
3) Roles of aquatic plants and algae in the natural environment.
4) Impacts of pollution and other perturbations on aquatic plant and algal communities.
5) Human uses of aquatic plants and algae.
6) Management of aquatic plants and algae.
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| Textbook(s): |
Provided
by instructor. |
| Pre/Corequisites: |
Prerequisite: BTNY
210. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor
may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites. |
| Notes: |
Elective
for Weed
Science minor and Plant Biology minor. Required for Fisheries and
Aquatic Sciences. Elective for Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Plant Biology and Environmental Plant Studies majors. |
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