Aquatic Ecology

Aquatic Ecology (BIOL 172) Spring 2009: CSU-Fresno

Course Documents:
Lake Tanganyika Sardines
via:http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=06-P13-00012&segmentID=8
Water in Motion Lab:
Marble_Syrup Data
ANOVA examples

Lecture Readings:

Meeting:	Reading
Jan 26 & 28	Ch 2 in Bronmark & Hansson: The Biology of Lakes and Ponds
Feb 2	Snucins, E., and J. Gunn. 2000. Interannual variation in the thermal structure of clear and colored lakes. Limnology and Oceanography 45(7): 1639-1646. (Adobe .pdf file)
Feb 23	Cole, J.J. et al. 1994. Carbon dioxide supersaturation in the surface waters of lakes. Science 265:1568-1570
Feb 25	Schindler, D.E. et al. 1997. Influence of food web structure on carbon exchange between lakes and the atmosphere. Science 277:248-251.
Mar 11	(Focus on the sections about macroinvertebrates) Blumenshine, S.C., et al. 1997. Benthic-pelagic links: responses of benthos to water column nutrient enrichment. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 16:466-479
Mar 16	Brooks, J.L., and S.I. Dodson. 1965. Predation, body size, and composition of plankton. Science 150:28-35.
Mar 18	Moyle, P.B., and P.J. Randall. Evaluating the biotic integrity of watersheds in the Sierra Nevada, California. Conservation Biology 12:1318-1326
May 4	Vannote, R.L. et al. 1980. The River Continuum Concept. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 37:130-137
May 6	Hambright, K.D., S.C. Blumenshine, and J. Shapiro. 2002. Can filter feeding fishes improve water quality in lakes? Freshwater Biology 47: 1173-1182