A separate course, Limnology Laboratory, EFB 525, is available for students who want more hands-on experience with sampling and aquatic organisms.

Professor:  Kimberly L. Schulz
Contact information: 456/454 Illick Hall, 470-6808; kschulz@syr.edu
Office Hours: (456 Illick) Mondays 1:00-2:00 PM; Fridays 9:30-10:30 AM or by appointment

Teaching Assistant:
Cynthia Watson; lwatsonr@syr.edu;
Office Hours: (106 Illick) Wednesdays 5:00-6:00 PM; Thursdays 11:00 AM-noon

Textbook:
The readings are meant to complement lecture material and are available in on the website (follow link to the campus website).  I would encourage anyone interested in a career related to aquatic science to purchase Wetzel 2001.  This is an excellent reference source, and I've included relevant pages in Wetzel (Wetzel, R.G. 2001. Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems. Third Edition. Academic Press) for each lecture if you need further clarification or additional information.  Some of the required readings are from this text.  If you would like a CD or a hard copy of the readings, I can provide one for a small fee (printing/disk).

Syllabus

Month	Date	Day	Lecture Topic	Readings (on cww website)	Wetzel Optional Reading	Due Date
Aug.	28	M	Introduction	Kalff	1-7
	30	W	Origin of lakes	Wetzel	15-17; 23-34
Sept.	1	F	Origin of lakes
	4	M	NO CLASS (Labor Day)
	6	W	Morphology and zonation Hydrologic cycle	Kalff	34-42; 129-134; 43-48
	8	F	Hydrologic cycle/Light in Water
	11	M	Light in water	Wetzel	49-69
	13	W	Thermal stratification and lake mixing	Wetzel Cole	9-14; 71-92
	15	F	Water movements – physical properties	Horne&Goldman	93-128
	18	M	Water movement, cont./ Origin of dissolved substances	Wetzel	169-186	AP1
	20	W	Dissolved oxygen	Kalff	151-168
	22	F	pH, alkalinity, and organic carbon	Wetzel	187-204
	25	M	Bacteria and biogeochemistry; microbial loop	Kalff	397-412; 489-525
	27	W	Iron and redox reactions	Dodds Kalff	289-306
	29	F	Redox continued/Phosphorus cycling	ESA special pub. Wetzel	239-269	AP2
Oct.	2	M	NO CLASSES (Yom Kippur)
	4	W	Phosphorus, cont./Nitrogen cycling	ESA special pub. Wetzel	205-237
	6	F	Integration of nutrient cycling/ Review for Exam I
	9	M	EXAM I -- PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL LIMNOLOGY answers to practice questions			E1
	11	W	Littoral biota and wetlands	Wetzel Kalff	527-575; 577-582; 812-820
	13	F	Wetlands, continued
	16	M	Stream Biota	Wetzel Dodds Allan	17-23; 139-142; 665-710
	18	W	Stream Biota, cont.
	20	F	Phytoplankton Diversity	Wetzel Dodds	331-339
	23	M	Phytoplankton Ecology	Lampert Kalff	339-358
	25	W	Phytoplankton Ecology, cont	Lampert Kalff	134-139; 142-149 359-393
	27	F	Zooplankton Diversity	Lampert Kalff	396-397; 412-416; 428-433	APS3
	30	M	Zooplankton. Ecology	Lampert	417-428
Nov	1	W	Zooplankton Population Dynamics/Integrated Plankton Ecology	Lampert Wetzel	433-448; 468-483; 449-460
	3	F	Integrated plankton ecology, continued	Lampert	460-464	APS4
	6	M	Review for Exam II  Answers to Review Questions
	8	W	EXAM II -- BIOLOGICAL LIMNOLOGY			E2
	10	F	Current topics in benthic and stream ecology	Limburg	710-724; 832-836; 839-840
	13	M	Estuaries and Salt lakes	Nybakken Dodds Vareschi
	15	W	Food webs and control	Lampert Wetzel	464-468
	17	F	Acid rain	Kalff Lampert
	20	M	Acid rain, cont./Pollution and cultural eutrophication	Dodds Kalff	269-288; 825-832; 836-839	LC
	22	W	NO CLASS (Thanksgiving)
	24	F	NO CLASS (Thanksgiving)
	27	M	Pollution and eutrophication, cont.
	29	W	Exotic species in aquatic systems	Mills Dodds (ESA pub. optional)	785-804
Dec.	1	F	Paleolimnology and global change	Wetzel Kalff
	4	M	Paleolimnology and Case studies, cont.	Rowell		APS5
	6	W	Killer Lakes	Kling
	8	F	Review for final exam    Final Review Questions and Answers

                               EXAM – CUMULATIVE FINAL – Integrative Limnology – Friday 15 December, 8:00-10:00 AM, 212 Marshall
                                                                                                                                 Alternate early exam, Monday 11 December 10 AM-noon, 127 Illick

Grading
 

Applied problems (APS1-5)	25%
Literature Critique (LC)	10%
Exam 1 (E1)	20%
Exam 2 (E2)	20%
Final Exam	25%

Extra Credit Opportunities:
    15 'Review Questions of the Week'              1 extra credit exam point each
    Review Bonus Games Before Tests              1-3 bonus points
    Aquatic Book review                                    up to 5% of course grade
        (see me by 1 November to arrange this)

Late Policy:

If you find that you have several assignments or outside obligations due on the same day, see me before the Limnology assignment is due, and we can work out a reasonable extension. If you don’t contact me before the assignment is due, I will generally accept late assignments, but at a late penalty of 10% per day. So, obviously, if you anticipate difficulty with completing an assignment, you should contact me early! I will not accept late problem sets after the answer key has been posted (usually at the next class period).

ESF and SU students are bound by an academic honor code that details rights and responsibilities for study. You should be aware that this code provides serious sanctions for academic dishonesty (including but not limited to plagiarism and cheating). I expect that you will follow the honor code. Any violation of the honor code will result in failing the assignment and/or failing the course. If you have any questions about the ESF honor code or about what constitutes plagiarism or cheating, please either check the ESF website or come speak with me.

If you encounter a situation beyond your control during which you will be missing 3 or more days of classes, you can contact the Office of Student Life (110 Bray, (315) 470-6660, FAX: (315) 470-4728), and they will contact all your instructors for you.  Supportive documentation may be required.

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

If you have an identified disability and will need accommodations, you should first contact Mr. Slocum in the Office of Student Life in 110 Bray Hall.  He will discuss the ESF process and work with you to access supportive services.  If you have a learning disability, the College will require you to provide supportive documentation and will develop an approved accommodation sheet for you.  Accommodations cannot be provided until the accommodation sheet is established and we have met to discuss its applicability to this course.  Accommodations cannot be provided retroactively.  If you have any questions about class absences or disabilities, please contact me and/or Mr. Slocum as soon as possible.  All conversations will be strictly confidential.