| Biology 3471 - Fall 2009 |  |
| Dr.
Dirnberger |
338
Science Building
(770)
423-6546 (office)
e-mail:
jdirnber@kennesaw.edu
Biology 3471 - Fall 2009
Dr. Dirnberger
338 Science Building
(770) 423-6546 (office)
e-mail: jdirnber@kennesaw.edu
Limnology is aquatic ecology, the study of inland waters. The course develops a comprehensive and integrated understanding of physical, chemical and biological processes occurring in lakes, streams and wetlands using the scientific method to investigate and contrast basic ecological processes operating in various systems. Limnology is one of three freshwater biology courses offered at Kennesaw State University. To learn more about these courses and how these courses fit together, click here.
Anouncements:
The fieldtrip for 1 October is on. Come at the usual time and park approximately where you parked before (though some of our parking places are underwater so it's probably a good idea not to park there).
Click here for the updated fieldtrip schedule.
Syllabus (note that this is the original version in which the fieldtrip schedule has not been updated)
Lectures Outlines:
Readings for Exams:
There is no textbook for this course. For an overview of terminolgy and fundamental concepts in lakes read Understanding: Lake Ecology Primer (click on link to left to access the table of contents or download lakeecology.pdf) from Water on the Web.
Additional readings and activities:
Subject
Website Readings
Readings from the
Scientific Literature
Activity Assignments
Introduction to Limnology:
Lake Types (click on "different lake types")
Physical limnology:
Conductivity
Studying Conductivity (lab)
Turbidity Cristofor et al. 1994
Waves and Langmuir Circulation
Temperature and Thermal Stratification
Studying Thermal Stratification (lab)
Chemical Limnology:
Chemistry of Oxygen Solubility Reading
Studying the Chemistry of Oxygen Solubility
pH
Nutrients Schindler 1974
Ecological Relationships:
Phytoplankton
Hutchinson 1961
Zooplankton (photos of rotifers, cladocerans and copepods)
Brooks and Dodson 1965
Dodson 1990
Trophic Cascade
Read your assigned paper and prepare a summary
Wetlands:
Wetland Types
Wetlands Functions and Values
Wetland Regulatory Authority
Streams:
Energy and matter in streams (4 pp)
River continuum, nutrient spiralling (2 pp)
Leopold 1966
Sheldon 1968
Applied Limnology:
Lake Restoration/Management
Edmondson 1970
Historical data sets:
Current
class data sets:
Questions/hypotheses for Lab Reports<>
Related links
