BB825: Environmental quality and assessment of pollution in streams
Comment
Please note that the course includes a stay at the field station Svanninge Bjerge in week 17.
A small fee will be charged, by a web pay link, that will cover the cost of meals during the field course.
The course has limited seats and in case of too many applications, priority is given to the timely registration by date of registration.
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
- Have knowledge of aquatic ecology e.g. as gained in the courses BB547 and BB548.
Participant limit
Course introduction
- The course provides the students with expert knowledge in stream ecology through readings of classic international papers.
- The students learn to master the scientific theories in stream ecology and the foundation for the methods in stream ecology research.
- The students learn to master the methods used in practical work as stream biologist.
- The students train to plan and conduct scientific studies in the field.
- The students train writing of scientific reports and oral presentation based on their own results.
- The students strengthen their skills in teamwork.
Expected learning outcome
- Use biological and physical indeces
- Enterpretate and evaluate results from the most used fauna indeces
- Set up realistic targets for stream quality in relation to soil type and land-use in the watershed
- Conduct hydrometric measurements and calculations
Content
- Introduction to legislation related to stream management
- Hydrology and hydrometry
- Physical elements and indeces in streams
- Stream ecology
- Stream pollution
- Stream restoration
- Biological assessment of stream quality
Literature
Examination regulations
Exam element a)
Timing
Prerequisites
Type | Prerequisite name | Prerequisite course |
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Examination part | Prerequisites for participating in the exam element a) | N110029101, BB825: Environmental quality and assessment of pollution in streams |
Tests
Report and oral presentation
EKA
Assessment
Grading
Identification
Language
Examination aids
ECTS value
Additional information
Prerequisites for participating in the exam element a)
Timing
Tests
Compulsory participation in excursion
EKA
Assessment
Grading
Identification
Language
Examination aids
ECTS value
Additional information
The prerequisite examination is a prerequisite for participation in exam element a)
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
On the Faculty of Science, the teaching is organized according to the three-phase model, ie. intro, the training and study phase.
The teaching activities result in an estimated indicative distribution of the work effort of an average student in the following way:
- Intro phase (lecture) Number of hours: 8
- Training phase: 44 hours, of which: Tutorial: 4 hours and Laboratory exercises: 40 hours
Educational form: 8-9 hours lectures with demonstration of methods is followed by a field trip to the field station Svanninge Bjerge. Report work is being supervised both during the field trip and at the following 4 hours class.
Educational activities : The study phase is used for reading the syllabus that is not presented in the intro phase and for writing the report from the field course.
Teacher responsible
Name | Department | |
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Erik Tveskov | tveskov@biology.sdu.dk | Biologisk Institut |
Sara Egemose | saege@biology.sdu.dk | Biologisk Institut |