Course Name:
STREAM ECOLOGY, BIOE 439, 3 credits

Location (Field Station):
Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana (east shore Flathead Lake)

Start Date:
08/06/2018

End Date:
08/17/2018

Course Description:
Prerequisites: One year of college-level biology, chemistry, and mathematics, and an ecology course (BIOE 342 Field Ecology at FLBS) or equivalents; or consent of instructor. The biota and ecological processes of running waters with unifying principles and contemporary research approaches. This course focuses on the fundamental concepts of stream/river ecology and the physical, chemical and biological processes that characterize running water ecosystems. Students learn principles, concepts and methods of study in a field setting, and obtain hands-on experience in the examination and characterization of stream systems. Written and oral reports of independent or group studies as directed by the professor are required. Instructor – Dr. Robert Hall, OBEE/FLBS-U of Montana (https://flbs.umt.edu/urls/peo)

Web Address of Course Info:
http://flbs.umt.edu/apps/education

Contact (Name and email):
Marie Kohler [email protected]