MASC 203 — Aquatic Ecology
Marine and Fisheries Sciences · University of Ghana
Aquatic Habitats - Freshwater (lentic and lotic habitats); Marine (brackish, estuaries, lagoons, coastal, shelf, deepsea habitats). Importance of oceans, lakes and reservoirs. Measurement of productivity. The physical and chemical factors in aquatic environments. Biological communities – biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems. Plankton, Neuston, Nekton, Benthos, Periphyton, Awfwuchs, Mangroves/Macroflora. Common weeds in impoundments and their management. Adaptation to aquatic ecosystems - Preventing Desiccation, Maintaining position, Avoiding Crushing by Waves, Respiration, Reproduction, Feeding, Avoiding Predation, Excretion, Preventing, OverheatingAnthropogenic impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Resource exploitation (Fishing and Mining); Alterations of aquatic ecosystems; Pollution (agricultural, domestic and industrial Effluents). Conservation and management of aquatic ecosystems. Water and sustainable developmentthe crisis in water resources and need for management. Traditional methods; National and International Regulations and Global Agreements. Hydrobiological problems in the tropics-man-made lakes and water-borne diseases associated with impoundments.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- FISH 201 — Introduction to Fisheries Science
- FISH 202 — Principles of Aquaculture
- FISH 203 — Introduction to Limnology
- FISH 323 — Fish Diseases and Pathology
- MASC 201 — Introductory Oceanography
- MASC 202 — Marine Resources and Man
- FISH 312 — Fish Physiology
- FISH 314 — Principles of Fisheries Management
- FISH 316 — Fishing Technology
- FISH 317 — Introductory Research Methods
- FISH 318 — Inland Fisheries
- FISH 321 — Ichthyology
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).