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Chris Hoagstrom |
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Aquatic Ecology 2010 ZOOL 4480 |
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Holbrook Creek, Bountiful, Utah
For fall semester 2010, the focus of Aquatic Ecology will be stream ecology and water management in the Weber River drainage, northeast Utah. The goal is to apply knowledge of stream ecology to water management in a local setting, making it more relevant to students now and throughout their lives as scientists and citizens.
Class Highlights 1. Lecture format emphasizes reading comprehension, discussion, and writing. 2. All learning will be related to the "Weber River basin, planning for the future" document which provides background for water management in the Weber River drainage. 3. Laboratory activities will culminate in a group scientific poster presentation.
Class materials 1. Click here for a copy of the syllabus. 2. Texts: Twain M. 2009. Life on the Mississippi. Library of America, New York, New York, USA. Utah Division of Water Resources. 2009. Weber River basin, planning for the future. Utah Division of Water Resources, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Download: http://www.water.utah.gov/planning/waterplans.asp. Allan JD, Castillo MM. 2007. Stream ecology, structure and function of running waters, second edition. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Bowden C. 2003. Killing the hidden waters. University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, USA. 2. Articles: - Vörösmarty and Sahagian 2000
Burch Creek, Ogden, Utah (the subject of our laboratory project)
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