SUBJECT
Title
Limnology
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semester 1
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
The learning goal of the course is that students acquire basic knowledge about limnology.
The key knowledge areas are as follows:
The types of inland waters, land, development, morphometric and functional properties. The water as a medium of life. The stratification of water masses in lakes, the dissolved gases and solids in lake water, vertical gradients. Water movements. The main elements of the water cycle and water balance. Eutrophication. Paleolimnology.
Readings
- Wetzel, R. G. (2001): Limnology. Lake and river ecosystems. Academic Press, San Diego.
- Kalff, J. (2002): Limnology. Inland Water Ecosystems. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 592 p.