Key words
biology, aquatic ecology, macro invertebrates, periphyton, biotic index
Objectives
Gain an insight in
- the theoretical and applied facets of the evaluation of water quality in the communities of periphyton and benthos by the study of macroscopic invertebrates.
Prerequisites
The contents of the course Aquatic Ecology 2nd year.
Topics
- methods of sampling on varied places;
- identifying of organisms;
- statistical processing of results to define water quality
Teaching Methods
- demonstrations
- exercises
- group reports
- field work
Materials used
- teacher's course
- 'Macro-Invertebraten en waterkwaliteit', N. De Pauw en R. Vannevel, Stichting Leefmilieu, Antwerpen, 1990
- scientific and technical literature
Study guidance
Students contact the professor if necessary.
Assessment
- Scoring system :
assignments
Study costs
+/- 17,5 euro
Lecturer(s)
Leo Nollet
Language
- Dutch
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