Environmental Science 305

Regular university classes run from Sep. 2, 2022 to Dec. 9, 2022
Regular deadline to add/drop: Sep. 9, 2022 12:00pm  
Regular last day to withdraw: Nov. 25, 2022  

Environmental Science 305 ENSC305
Aquatic Biology 3 (3-0-3-0-0)

An introduction to the structure and functioning of freshwater ecosystems with emphasis on the biological, chemical and physical processes that affect organismal distribution, abundance, life cycles, adaptations, and the ecological roles that organisms have in aquatic ecosystems. Environmental problems resulting from human disturbances to aquatic ecosystems are examined. The lab portion of this course provides students with hands-on experience in sampling, analyzing and interpreting features of lake, wetland and stream ecosystems.

Credit Restriction: Credit may be obtained for only one of Environmental Science 305 or BES 304 or Biology 304

Prerequisites: BES 208 or Biology 208 or Environmental Science 208 and 2nd year standing required
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