LAMER AQUATIC ECOLOGY LAB
Courses taught
BIOL 454. Mississippi River Ecology
A study of the structure and function of abiotic and biotic components of a major river system. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how components interact and are influenced by activities related to human interdiction.
BIOL 453. Streams Ecology
Structure and function in lotic ecosystems is emphasized in this course. Physical, chemical, and biotic factors used in stream classification will be examined.
ZOO/BOT 452: Freshwater Biology
Common freshwater organisms and some of their relationships to one another, to their environment, and to humans.
ZOOL 561. Fisheries Management
Techniques of study, maintenance, and improvement of fisheries resources. This graduate level course exposes students to the field and quantitative tools necessary to manage fish populations. Students are taught advanced quantitative assessment of fish populations and are required to apply these techniques to locally collected data sets.
ZOOL 455: Fisheries Techniques
This course is a field intensive course that exposes students to standard methods and techniques used by professional fisheries biologists. These include basic fish collection techniques, field and laboratory methods in fisheries, techniques for data analysis, interpretation of data, and native fish identification.
ZOOL 414. Ichthyology
Study of the taxonomy, physiology, and ecology of fishes. Lecture and laboratory are reinforced by field taxonomy and techniques.
BIOL 501. Biometrics
This is a graduate level biostatistics course designed to provide a strong foundation in applied statistical techniques.