BOT 847
Ecology of Aquatic Macrophytes
3
Course Description
Diversity of aquatic habitats and their vegetation; Growth forms and life form classifications; Distribution and growth of aquatic macrophytes; Reproductive strategies of aquatic macrophytes.
Course Outline
Diversity of aquatic habitats and their vegetation; Growth forms and life form classifications; Distribution and growth of aquatic macrophytes; Reproductive strategies of aquatic macrophytes; Structural and dynamic characteristics of aquatic plant communities: Primary production and energetics; Nutrient uptake and release; Problems and control of noxious weeds: conservation of aquatic macrophytes