Stream Organisms

Slideshows

Stream Organisms- http://www.slideshare.net/secret/ujFa7mhgkON9lY

Ecosystem Processes - http://www.slideshare.net/secret/LhSMUxfsgG6Gop

Further Readings

Freshwater biomes- http://www.eoearth.org/article/Freshwater_biomes

Differences between terrestrial and aquatic environments- http://www.eoearth.org/article/Differences_between_aquatic_and_terrestrial_environments

Adaptations of marsh plants
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Adaptations_of_marsh_plants

Aquatic plants
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aquatic_plants

Common aquatic insects
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Common_aquatic_insects

Stream Organisms

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course a fully engated student should be able to

- discus aquatic autotrophs including periphyton and macrophytes
- discus adaptations of aquatic plants to life in the stream
- discus adaptations of stream insects to stream environments
- discus the importance of phylogenetic classification
- be familiar with the aquatic and terrestrial stages of the common insect orders
- distinguish between holometabolous and hemimetabolous life histories and discuss potential advantages of the two lifestyles


Ecosystem Process and the River Continuum Concept

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course a fully engaged student should be able to

- distinguish between allochthanous and authochthanous inputs of organic matter
- distinsguish between different forms of organic matter- DOM, FPOC, CPOC
- discuss the ecological roles played by aquatic invertebrates
- discus the relationship between stream order and the river continuum concept