BOTANY 410 - Marine And Freshwater Botany

Institution:

Connecticut College

Subject:

Description:

A survey of marine and freshwater algae. Planktonic and periphytic as well as microscopic and macroscopic forms will be covered. Primary features of each group will be studied from ecological, morphological, physiological, ultra-structural, life history and evolutionary perspectives. Algal adaptations to major functional ecological units, survival strategies and distribution along ecological gradients also will be considered. Laboratory includes both field and laboratory exercises. Three lectures; three hours laboratory. Prerequisite: Biology 105 and one additional course in Biology or Botany, which may be taken concurrently. P. Siver

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.connecticutcollege.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 447-1911

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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