BIOL411 - AQUATIC BIOLOGY (f;2/3) 3 sh. Flora and fauna of fresh water ecosystems. Emphasis on the biotic, physical and chemical characteristics of lotic and lentic systems and how these may affect abundance, distribution and evolution within aquatic communities. Ecological effects of water pollution and some possible solutions for our increasing world problems. Laboratory will stress use of keys, field methods of water analysis and applied techniques of individual scientific research. Prerequisites: Principles of Biology I and II (BIOL106 and 107) and CHEM120 and 121.