(in Polish) Hydrobiology 320-ERS-1HYDz

Substantive content:
1. Water resources and different type of freshwater ecosystems.
2. Physical and chemical water properties. Nutrient cycle and organic matter.
3. Vertical gradient of environmental factors in lake ecosystems.
4. Lake trophic status - Carlson's Trophic State Index.
5. Eutrophication: reasons and consequences.
6. Water quality assessment methods.
7. Lake habitats (pelagial, littoral, bentos) and subhabitats (neuston, periphyton, psammon, etc.)
8. Taxonomy and ecology of freshwater algae and cyanobacteria.
9. Taxonomy and ecology of freshwater zooplankton (Crustacea, Rotifera).
10. Macrobenthos and macrophytes.
11. Biotic and abiotic factors affecting seasonal and spatial distribution of freshwater communities.
12. Alien and invasive species in freshwater ecosystems.
13. Lake restoration and biomanipulation methods.