Spring 2023

ESPM C115A 001 - LEC 001

Formerly Integrative Biology 171

Freshwater Ecology

Albert Ruhi

Jan 17, 2023 - May 05, 2023

Tu, Th

02:00 pm - 02:59 pm

Moffitt Library 103

Class #:27854

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 0

Enrolled: 24

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 24

Waitlist Max: 10

Open Reserved Seats:0

Also offered as: INTEGBI C171

2 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week, 2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 6 hours of outside work hours per week.

Final Exam

MON, MAY 8TH

11:30 am - 02:30 pm

Moffitt Library 103

Other classes by Albert Ruhi

+ 1 Independent Study

ESPM 299 051 051IND

Course Catalog Description

Lakes, rivers, wetlands, and estuaries are biologically rich, dynamic, and among the most vital and the most vulnerable of Earth’s ecosystems. Lectures will introduce general topics including the natural history of freshwater biota and habitats, ecological interactions, and ecosystem linkages and dynamics. Broad principles will be illustrated with results from selected recent research publications. Factors affecting resilience or vulnerability of freshwater ecosystems to change will be examined. Course requirements: two exams and a short synthesis paper projecting the future states of a freshwater or estuarine ecosystem of the student's choice under plausible scenarios of local, regional, or global change.