BIO/EVS 385: The Ecology, Geography, and Health of Lakes
May 17 (Monday) - June 6 (Sunday)
(Presession, 2004)
Instructor: Dr. John Schalles
4 credit hours, laboratory course
A summer field course that examines lakes in the North Central and Rocky Mountains regions of the United States. This course is a field study of the physical, chemical and biological properties of lakes in a landscape context. The effects of human impacts on lake ecology and ecosystem health are emphasized. The course includes field work at lakes in northern Iowa (Iowa Lakeside Laboratory on West Okoboji Lake), the Boundary Waters and Lake Superior in Minnesota, the hyperalkaline western Nebraska Sandhills, and alpine lakes in the Colorado Rockies (University of Colorado's Mountain Research Station at Niwot Ridge). The class will utilize a new Biology Department 18' research boat and travel with a university van and 4WD truck. Estimated travel expenses (meals, lodging, transportation) are $1050 per student.
Course Syllabus (including schedule)
