2007                         LIMNOLOGY

             TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF PROBABLE LECTURE TOPICS

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Date          Topic                                       Reading    
  
    
Sep    5 W    Information; objectives; introduction       Ch.1
       7 F    No class meeting: K-Day                     - - -

      10 M    Formation of lake basins I                  Ch.20
      12 W    Formation of lake basins II                 Ch.20
      14 F    Lake basin morphometry                      Ch.2

      17 M    Distribution of lake basins                 handouts
      19 W    Hydrological cycling                        Ch.2; Ch.3
      21 F    Properties of water                         Ch.3

      24 M    Light in lake water                         Ch.2; Ch.3
      26 W    Thermal behavior of lakes I                 Ch.2; Ch.4
      28 F    Thermal behavior of lakes II                Ch.4

Oct    1 M    Thermal behavior of lakes III               Ch.4
       3 W    Water movements in lakes I                  Ch.5
       5 F    Water movements in lakes II                 Ch.5

       8 M    Exam                                        - - -
      10 W    Lake chemistry: oxygen I                    Ch.7
      12 F    Lake chemistry: oxygen II                   Ch.7

      15 M    Lake chemistry: inorganic carbon            Ch.7
      17 W    Lake chemistry: pH & alkalinity             Ch.7
      19 F    Lake chemistry: nitrogen I                  Ch.8

      22 F    Lake chemistry: nitrogen II                 Ch.8
      24 W    Lake chemistry: phosphorus                  Ch.9
      26 F    Lake chemistry: redox I                     Ch.10

      29 M    Lake chemistry: redox II                    Ch.10
      31 W    Lake chemistry: other topics                Ch.10
Nov    2 F    Exam                                        - - -

       5 M    Overview of lacustrine biology & energetics Ch.11
       7 W    Phytoplankton I                             Ch.12
       9 F    Phytoplankton II                            Ch.12

      12 M    Zooplankton I                               Ch.13
      14 W    Zooplankton II                              Ch.13
      16 F    No lecture                                  - - -

      26 M    Primary productivity in lakes I             Ch.15
      28 W    Primary productivity in lakes II            Ch.15
      30 F    Secondary Productivity                      Ch.13

Dec    3 M    Structure of pelagic communities            Ch.13
       5 W    Dissolved organic matter in lakes           Ch.15
       7 F    Structure of pelagic communities            Ch.13

      10 M    Eutrophication                              Ch.20
      12 W    Trophic classification & lake ontogeny      Ch.20
      14 F    Catch-up; summary; bon voyage               - - -

      19 W    Final Exam (1245-1445 hrs)
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