Unit 5-Freshwater
Objectives |
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- To review the ecology of aquatic environments.
- To develop a basic understanding of the hydrological cycle.
- To examine methods of controlling and preventing floods.
- To explore methods of water conservation.
- To examine methods of irrigation and the ecological effects of irrigation.
- To review the ecology of freshwater and marine fisheries.
- To examine the human-caused limitations to freshwater and marine fisheries.
- To explore methods for conserving and protecting fisheries.
- To examine the methods and ecological impacts of aquaculture.
Photo credit: U.S. National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Association
Readings
- Natural Resource Conservation (text)
- Section 9.1
- Chapter 4
- Sections 11.1-11.4
- Sections 12.1-12.3
- Unit 5 Reading Study Guide
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Lecture Video
- Lecture 4
- Conservation of anadromous salmon and their habitat on the Oregon
Coast --Dr. Gordon Reeves
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- Lecture Slides
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- Printable Lecture Notes
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Assignments
1. Take the midterm.
The midterm will be "open" between 8am PST Monday--12pm PST
Sunday of THIS WEEK!! If you are unable to take the exam during this time
period, email me (dawn.anzinger@oregonstate.edu) and I will give you a
password that allows you to access the exam either before or after the
assigned time period. However, exams taken after Week 5 will not receive
full credit.
The midterm exam will consist of 50 multiple choice, true/false, and
short answer questions, and you will have one hour to complete it. The
midterm questions will be drawn from the textbook readings for Units 1-5
ONLY. There are no questions on the lecture videos or additional readings.
Use the Reading Study Guides to help you prepare for the exam.
Exam Instructions
Supplemental Research
The following are links to sites containing material related to this
week’s lecture topics. They are provided for your information only and
are not assigned reading.
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- Freshwater
Systems
- Link opens .pdf file. An environmental assessment of freshwater systems
world-wide, published by the World Resources Institute.
- ‘How we use water
in these United States.’
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- ‘How excessive
water use affects water quality.’
- Link opens new browser window. Article by the EPA.
- Oregon
Watershed Enhancement Board
- Link opens new browser window. List of locally organized Watershed
Councils in Oregon with links to Watershed Council webpages.
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