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BIOL 4870 - Lake George Limnology and Underwater Ecology (BLUE)

The goal of this interdisciplinary course is to teach students about limnology and freshwater ecology using Lake George as a model system. Chemical, physical, and biological characteristics that are critical for understanding the functioning of an aquatic ecosystem will be examined, as will the utilization of traditional and modern instrumentation and sampling and the analysis of big environmental data sets. This course can be used to fulfill the Culminating Experience in Biology.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: BIOL 4850 Principles of Ecology or permission of instructor.

Credit Hours: 4


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