Limnology and Oceanology (152089)

The module enables the understanding of the basic processes in the freshwater and the sea water. The student acquires basic knowledge of geology, physics, chemistry and biology of inland and the sea waters, their significance in the fishery, and the ability to self-determination of the assessment of water pollution.

• Lectures
  Lectures are performed by assoc. Prof. Marina Piria and prof. dr. sc. Tomislav Treer.
• Laboratory practice/exercises
  Three exercises related to physical and chemical properties of water and biological indicators related organisms will be performed. Exercises are performed in groups of a maximum of 10 students.
• Field work
  Students gets basic knowledge about field sampling of water and bentic macroinvertebrates in inland waters and how to transport samples to the laboratory.
• Seminars
  Seminars are research by students on the topic of physical and chemical properties of water. They are made in a team of up to five students per seminar. Students taking water samples, analyzing water in the lab, describe the results and discuss the literature. At the end of the semester students presenting their work in the form of poster presentations (three slides Microsoft PowerPoint applications) no more than 5 minutes.

Obveze nastavnika

Lecture, examination and to prepare seminar topics

Obveze studenta

Prepare seminar, classes attendance and achieve minimal number of points at exam

1. Introduction – limnology. Introduction – oceanology. L - Introduction to limnology and oceanology course. About limnology - past, present and future. About oceanology - past, present and future. Introduction to marine life.
2. Introduction – laboratory practice. Introduction – seminar. L - Introduction to basic principles of field and laboratory studies. Basic equipment. Physical and chemical parameters Scientific papers. How to present scientific data. Statistical methods for limnology data.
3. Limnology – the nature of ponds, lakes and streams. L - Water geology. Water physic (water movements, light and transparency, temperature and density). Thermal stratification and lake mixing. Water chemistry (dissolved substances and nutrient inthe water).
4. Water physics and water chemistry – field and laboratory practice. Water physics and water chemistry – field and laboratory practice. F, L - Water sampling. Physical parameters (temperature, transparency, color). Chemical parameters (dissolved oxygen, chemical oxygen demand (COD), carbon dioxide, pH, alkalinity, phosphorus, nitrogen).
5. Exam I – Limnology. Water biology. Water biology. L - Freshwater life. Energy and productivity. Ecology of standing waters. Ecology of running waters. Pollution and eutrofication.
6. Macroinvertebrate field sampling. F - Equipment for macroinvertebrates sampling. Collecting and preserving macroinvertebrates
7. Classifying macroinvertebrates. P - Using key for determine macroinvertebrates. Taxon determination.
8. Exam II – Water biology. Oceanology. L - Marine physics and chemistry. Adriatic sea. Pelagic zone (pelagic life, depth and layers). Oceanic zone (benthic life, depth and layers).
9. Hydromorphology. L, F - Overview of Stream Habitat. Definition of terms. Stream bank characteristics. In-stream characteristics. Water characteristics. Field work.
10. Exam III – Oceanology, Field sampling. F - Exam, Data collection. Data collection for student investigation.
11. Field sampling F - Data collection for student investigation.
12. Field sampling F - Data collection for student investigation.
13. Data processing L - Data processing, statistical analysis.
14. Data processing. S - Making seminars and preparing presentations.
15. Final student presentations S - Student presentations.

1. GOLDMAN, C. R., AND A. J. HORNE. 1983. Limnology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York. 464 p.
2. Sumich J. L. (1992): An Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life. WCB, Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque
3. Stewart, R. H. (2008): Introduction to Physical Oceanography. Texas A & M. University, Department of Oceanography, p. 353
4. Wetzel, R. (2001): Limnology – lake and river ecosystems. Elsevier, Academic press, USA.

1. Cole G. A. (1983): Textbook of Limnology. C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis
2. Vinogradov, M. E. (1977): Oceanology: Biology of the Ocean. Translated and reprinted by Us Dept. Of Commerce (Peabody, A.), Woods hale, Massachusetts, 1985, p. 352.

• Applied Limnology – Aquatic ecosystem management, BOKU, Austria
• Introduction into limnology and oceanofraphy, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands