Emne - Ferskvannsøkologi - BI3037
BI3037 - Ferskvannsøkologi
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Vurderingsordning
Vurderingsordning: Skriftlig skoleeksamen
Karakter: Bokstavkarakterer
Vurdering | Vekting | Varighet | Delkarakter | Hjelpemidler |
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Skriftlig skoleeksamen | 100/100 | 4 timer | E |
Faglig innhold
The course covers properties of water and the significance of these properties for the structuring of plants and animals on the individual-, population- and community level. The course covers spatial and temporal variation in natural ecosystems, including effects of human activity and climate change. Important topics include an overview over the most important groups of organism, community structure, and control of communities through top-down (predator control) and bottom-up mechanisms (available food).
Læringsutbytte
KNOWLEDGE:
- Basic limnology and water quality.
- Overview of major functional groups of organisms in freshwater
- Effects of land use, climate change and other anthropogenic sources of influence on freshwater ecosystems
- Effects of abiotic factors on eco-physiology and life history of freshwater organisms
- Effects of abiotic factors on trophic interactions, with emphasis on competition, predation and parasitism
- Phenotypic responses to trophic interactions
- The role of bottom-up vs. top-down regulation in freshwater food webs
SKILLS AQUIRED:
- Critical evaluation of primary literature
- Applying key methods for fish and zooplankton surveys
- Use of the program R for analyses of data
- Conducting laboratory experiments using aquatic organisms
- Analysing and reporting data from lab- and field studies of aquatic organisms
GENERAL COMPETENCE:
- The course gives a special competence linked to environmental problems in freshwater and the regulatory mechanisms for management of freshwater
Læringsformer og aktiviteter
Lectures: 18 hours
Field course: 3 days
Lab experiments : 10 hours
Seminars: 24 hours
Experimental work: 20 hours
Analyzing and reporting experimental results: 10 hours
Total expected workload: ca. 225 hours
Obligatoriske aktiviteter
- Field Report
- Lab Report
Mer om vurdering
Final exam counts for 100% of the total grade of the course. Only students with approved mandatory activities will be allowed to take the exam.
Retake of the final exam for improvement of grade can be done the following semester. In this case, the written exam can be changed to an oral exam.
Mandatory activities from previous semester may be approved by the department.
Studiepoengreduksjon
Emnekode | Reduksjon | Fra | Til |
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BI2035 | 7.0 | HØST 2011 |
Ingen
Versjon: 1
Studiepoeng:
7.5 SP
Studienivå: Høyere grads nivå
Termin nr.: 1
Undervises: HØST 2024
Undervisningsspråk: Engelsk
Sted: Trondheim
- Biodiversitet
- Biologi
- Zoologi
- Økologi
Eksamensinfo
Vurderingsordning: Skriftlig skoleeksamen
- Termin Statuskode Vurdering Vekting Hjelpemidler Dato Tid Eksamens- system Rom *
- Høst ORD Skriftlig skoleeksamen 100/100 E 10.12.2024 15:00 INSPERA
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Rom Bygning Antall kandidater SL210 Sluppenvegen 14 12 - Vår ORD Skriftlig skoleeksamen 100/100 E INSPERA
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Rom Bygning Antall kandidater
- * Skriftlig eksamen plasseres på rom 3 dager før eksamensdato. Hvis mer enn ett rom er oppgitt, finner du ditt rom på Studentweb.
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