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BI 331 Aquatic Biology

This course examines the structure and ecology of freshwater ecosystems. Students study lentic (standing water) communities, from small mosquito breeding sites up to the world’s largest lakes, lotic (running water), from headwater streams up to our largest rivers, and estuaries, where fresh and saltwater mix. Students further study the political, social and economic aspects of aquatic resources management. This course is geared toward upper-level Biology majors (juniors and seniors), and instruction follows a standard lecture approach augmented with frequent outdoor lectures on Arcadia’s campus and numerous field trips to local water bodies where students measure both physical and biological parameters of the site to be analyzed in the laboratory.

Prerequisite: BI 101 , BI 102  and BI 242  or written permission of the instructor and Department Chair.