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Course details
Course code: BHS20106f11Semester: 2011/2012 summer
Name: AQUATIC FAUNA
Major: Animal Science
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 10 / 20 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. inż. Ryszard Polechoński, prof. ndzw.
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: The aim of the course is to acquaint students with systematic, biology and the significance of animal organisms that settle fresh waters in Poland. The course includes basic information about taxonomy of aquatic animals, methods of taking samples. It also acquaint students with practical skills of recogniting and describing aquatic fauna. The subject encompass the basis of animal ecology in rivers and lakes, including problems connected with pollution of aquatic environment and necessity of protection of some aquatic animals.
Competences: After completing the course students will be able to analyze Polish fresh-water fauna and will know the conditions of living of water animals, their gatherings and main representatives.
Prerequisites: Zoology
Course content: Systematics, biology and meaning of animal peopling inland water of Poland. Programme contains basic informations about taksonomy of water animals, methods of samples taking to investigations, it teaches skills of recognizing and describing of water fauna. Object hugs bases of ecological life of animals in flowing and standing waters, present connected problems with dirt of water environment and necessity of protection of some species of water animals.
Recommended literature: Berger L. (2000). Płazy i gady Polski. Klucz do oznaczania. Wyd. Nauk. PWN Warszawa-Poznań Brylińska M (i in.): Ryby słodkowodne Polski. PWN, Warszawa 1986 David Allan J. (1995). Stream Ecology. Structure and Function of Running Waters. Chapman & Hall, UK Lampert W., Sommer W.: Ekologia wód śródlądowych Wyd. Nauk. PWN Warszawa 1996 Mikulski J. St.: Biologia wód śródlądowych. PWN, Warszawa 1982 Rybak J. I. (2000). Bezkręgowe zwierzęta słodkowodne. Przewodnik do rozpoznawania. Wyd. Nauk. PWN Warszawa Kajak Z., Hydrobiologia – limnologia; Ekosystemy wód śródlądowych. Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. Warszawa 1998
Assessment methods: Completion of laboratory and field training
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