Ecology of Freshwater Ecosystems

Catalog description

This course will introduce students to the structure and functioning of freshwater aquatic ecosystems through lectures, discussions, and laboratory and field exercises. Students will learn how energy and matter move through aquatic ecosystems and how human activities have affected these pathways. An emphasis will be placed on sampling and analysis to assess the condition of these ecosystems. Sampling will be conducted at sites throughout Westchester County to provide students field experience with a diversity of aquatic ecosystems.