Course

VANN211 Limnological Methodology

Credits (ECTS):5

Course responsible:Gunnhild Riise

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Limits of class size:15. Check "Note".

Course frequency:Annually

Nominal workload:125 hours.

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in June block. This course has teaching/evaluation in June block.

About this course

Sampling and analysis (physical, chemical and biological) are essential for understanding freshwater ecosystems and for managing freshwater resources in a knowledge-based manner. The course includes lectures, field and laboratory exercises, where processes in different lake types are coupled. Students will carry out field work, conduct laboratory analyses and report data. In the final report, the results will be placed in a limnological context, and a critical assessment of the data material will be made.

Learning outcome

After completing the course, students should have the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge:

• Have an overview of relevant sample sites and important field methods in lake surveys.

• Be able to account for important processes in lakes based on limnological data and information about the catchment area.

Skills:

• Be able to carry out important physical, chemical and biological analyses of freshwater. • Be able to carry out representative sampling and assess measurement uncertainty in limnological field surveys. General competence:

• Understand that freshwater is a vulnerable resource, and that knowledge-based management is necessary to maintain good water quality and biodiversity in freshwater systems.

  • Learning activities
    Lectures on basic field and laboratory methodology in freshwater. Fieldwork, where students gain experience with various sampling methods, in situ measurements used in limnological surveys, water flow measurements, as well as knowledge of uncertainty related to water sampling. Field work in different types of lakes with different land use in the catchment. Laboratory analyses of collected sample material (water and sediment samples). Final reporting where field observations and laboratory measurments are presented and related to limnological processes.
  • Teaching support
    The course is supported by skilled persons within limnology and hydrology, and laboratory technicians during the whole period.
  • Prerequisites
    VANN210
  • Recommended prerequisites
    VANN200, VANN220, KJM240.
  • Assessment method

    The students are assessed during the course through field and laboratory work. Furthermore, the students are assessed in a group report where they summarise their results.

    Samlet vurdering: The evaluation of the course is based on the report (50 %) and the work in the field and laboratory (50 %). Grading system: Pass / Fail.



    Portfolio Karakterregel: Passed / Not Passed
  • Examiner scheme
    Internal examiner evaluate the students performance in the course.
  • Mandatory activity
    Both participation in field and laboratory activities and writing of reports must be passed for the students to pass the course.
  • Notes
    Students who want to take the course must apply for admission in Studentweb no later than April 1st. After that, the places in the course will be distributed.
  • Teaching hours
    Three weeks duration. Lectures: 12 hours. Field work: 3-4 days. Laboratory work: 5-6 days. Report writing: 5-7 days.
  • Preferential right
    B-MILJØ og M-MILJØ
  • Admission requirements
    VANN210 eller tilsvarende