Faculty of Science

Objectives

To study the productivity and exploitation of aquatic communities and assess the ecological consequences of human modification of aquatic and terrestrial environments.

Contents

Productivity and exploitation of aquatic communities; ecological consequences of human modification of the water cycle; aquatic; terrestrial; air pollution; waste disposal and hazard control; effects of agricultural and industrial inputs to freshwater and estuarine ecosystems; pesticides; effects of food-chain concentration and acid rain; field exercises and visits.