BIOLOGY 335 - LIMNOLOGY AND AQUATIC ECOLOGY Website (Fall 2011)
Updated 28 November 2011
Professor John P. Smol, Department of Biology, Queen's University
Welcome to the Biology 335 (Limnology) website. The main goal of this site is to give you links to PDF files of the lecture overheads as well as to some papers. The link to the lecture overheads is given above. Please use the userid and password given to you in class to access the PDF files. The marking scheme and details concerning the labs can be found in the lab manual which can be downloaded by clicking here.
If you have any questions or concerns about the course, please feel free to contact me or your DSC representative (see below). It is best to try to talk to me immediately following the lectures. However, if this is not possible, my e-mail is smolj@.queensu.ca, and my office (Rm. 4307A) and laboratory (PEARL) are located on the fourth floor at the north end of the Biosciences Complex (phone: 613-533-6147).
Professor
John P. Smol, PhD, LLD (Hon),
PhD
(Hon), FRSC
Professor
Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change
Editor In Chief: Environmental Reviews
Editor In Chief: Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research
Phone: (613) 533-6147
Fieldtrip: You are responsible for the material learned on the fieldtrip for both lab and lecture exams.
Information on the Labs: Download the Lab Manual Click Here (Need userid and password from instructor).
Click here to download an important paper for the lab, Vallentyne 1957 (PDF).
Please see your lab manual for details and read the appropriate sections before attending the labs.
Teaching Assistants
There are four Teaching Assistants involved in this course:
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| Brendan Wiltse Head TA |
Kathryn Hargan | Larkin Mosscrop | Emily Stewart |
General Information
Important: All students are advised to check the class list of student numbers to confirm that they are registered in the course. For students who are not on this list, the final exam will not be graded, and hence, a final mark will not be available for the course. Follow this link to view the class list. If you are not on the list, you must check with Brendan Wiltse or John Smol.
Lectures: Lectures are held in Ellis Hall Room 332, on Tuesday (12:30), Thursday (11:30) and Friday (1:30).
Labs: Wednesday mornings (8:30-11:30) and afternoons (2:30-5:30) and Thursday afternoons (2:30-5:30). All labs are held in Rm. 3320 of the Biosciences Complex.
Field Trip: Saturday and Sunday October 1st & 2nd (class split in 2). You are responsible for the material learned on the fieldtrip for both lab and lecture exams.
Course material will be presented by three approaches ‑ in formal lectures, laboratories, and a compulsory (one day; either Saturday or Sunday) field trip to Lake Opinicon. There is overlap between these approaches, but they are not redundant and contain different information requiring your own integration. A $20 cost-recovery fee will be collected during your first lab to cover the cost of the field trip. This cost will cover the cost of transportation to and from the Biology Field Station, user fees, and lunch. Please pay by cheque (payable to Queen’s University) in your first laboratory period.
Textbook: Wetzel, R. G. 2001. Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems (3rd edition), Academic Press.
Lab manual: Limnology And Aquatic Ecology Lab Manual (Available as a free download with course userid and password)
Marking Scheme: A) Assignment 1: Lake Models -- 10%; B) Midterm exam -- 20%; C) Assignment 2: Paleoecology -- 15%; D) Lab Exam -- 15%; E) Final exam -- 40%
Midterm Exam – The mid-term exam is held in class on Tuesday October 25.
Final Exam - The final exam will be held during the normal exam period. The focus of the final exam will be on material covered in the latter part of the course. Examination questions may also include material covered in labs and the field day.
Links to Lecture PDF Files ****** Ask the Prof for Userid and Password for the list below ******
PLEASE NOTE: The course notes provided on this website represent most of the visuals shown in the lectures. They do not represent all of the information you will require, as much more is discussed in the lectures than appears on these visuals. PLEASE take notes in class, it is an important skill you have to develop in university. PDF files up onto the website
Lab 4: Download Paleolimnology Assignment
Lab 5: Download Information on ELA
Lab Exam Information: Thursday December 1st, in the 3rd floor Limno Teaching Lab. Please be on time.
Important Lab Exam Announcement
and Schedule
Biological Limnology Handouts
Paleolimnology Handouts
Lab
Exam Information & Example Questions
Final exam: Weekday evening, Dec. 7 at 7 – 10 PM in Botterell Hall, Room B143 (in basement)
Be sure to bring your student photo id. No aids allowed.
1st part is similar to midterm (short answers); primarily from Phytoplankton lectures and onward; 60 marks out of 80). 2nd part is an essay question (you answer one of 2 essay questions; 20 marks out of 80).
Please see Dr. Smol in person or phone (613-533-6147) if you have questions – (only email if very short question) .
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