Dr. F. Richard Hauer

Teaching

Course Description

River Ecology - BIOL 454. (Taught each summer). Perhaps no other area of ecology requires a more interdisciplinary approach than river ecology. Geology, geomorphology, fluid mechanics, hydrology, biogeochemistry, nutrient dynamics, microbiology, botany, invertebrate zoology, fish biology and bioproduction are but a few of the disciplines from which river ecology draws. In this strongly field-oriented course, students learn the fundamental concepts and principles of river ecology theory and practice. The course exposes the students to the breadth of this exciting subject and provides hands-on opportunities to learn comprehensive and contemporary methods in river ecology that provide sound underpinnings for both instruction and research purposes. Students become familiar with classic, river ecology literature and how to critically evaluate contemporary research and hypotheses.

Also available at the FLBS bookstore.

Photos from the Summer 2001

Class of 2001 at Piegan Pass, Glacier National Park. Headwaters of Swiftcurent river.	Student measuring substrate.
Student scraping rocks for periphyton.	Looking for macroinvertebrates.
Collection of stream benthos.	Snorkelling for fish observations.
Sampling Bowman Creek. (looking downstream)	Bowman Lake Outlet.
Bowman Lake Outlet.	Measuring vertical hydraulic gradients.