BIO214 INTRODUCTION TO HYDROBIOLOGY

  • The course aims to explain the physical and chemical properties of water and the biological importance of such parameters, the distribution of groundwater and surface waters, the organic and inorganic element cycles in water bodies, the major aquatic organisms, and sampling in water bodies. Lecture mainly is based on the explanation of physical, chemical and biological interactions in waterboides including freshwater, maine and distinct aquatic habitats such as bogs, marshes and wetldand. In addition, the major aquatic organisms will be presented briefly with emphasis to their sampling methods.