BOT 410 MARINE & FRESHWATER BOTANY

A survey of marine and freshwater algae. Planktonic and periphytic as well as microscopic and macroscopic forms will be covered. Primary features of each group will be studied from ecological, morphological, physiological, ultrastructural, life history and evolutionary perspectives. Algal adaptations to major functional ecological units, survival strategies and distribution along ecological gradients also will be considered. Laboratory includes both field and laboratory exercises.