From cosmic@SISNA.COMThu May 1 16:36:26 1997 Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 17:53:21 -0700 From: Peggy Bahls To: ALGAE-L@Danann.hea.ie Subject: Phycology Course on Flathead Lake PHYCOLOGY (Biology 451). 3 semester credits. The University of Montana, Flathead Lake Biological Station, 311 Bio Station Lane, Polson, MT 59860-9659. The Flathead Lake Biological Station is a Center of Excellence of the University of Montana. Operated year round as a community information center and research facility, the station offers an outstanding summer academic program for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Researchers and students live and study together in a pristine mountain setting on the shores of Flathead Lake, 85 miles north of Missoula, Montana. Flathead Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake in the western U.S.A. The Phycology course will be offered three days a week during the 4-week session from June 11 - July 4, 1997. The goal of the course is to give students an overview of the largest, most diverse, and arguably the most important group of plants on earth: the algae. Students will learn the features that distinguish the major groups of freshwater algae--greens, bluegreens, yellow greens, reds, diatoms, and flagellated algae--and how to identify common genera in each group. The course will emphasize the ecology and diversity of algae in freshwater habitats, and methods for using algae to assess water quality and the biological integrity of aquatic ecosystems. Up to one day per week will be devoted to collecting algae from a variety of habitats in northwest Montana. Besides the ecology of algae and methods for phycological study, lectures will cover the phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, and physiology of freshwater algae. Insturctor for the course will be Dr. Loren Bahls of the Flathead Lake Biological Station. Dr. Bahls has 30 years experience using algae as indicators of water quality and ecosystem integrity. His main research interests are the ecology and biogeography of diatoms in the northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. For more information or registration materials, call the FLBS at 406/982-3301 or send an e-mail message to sgill@selway.umt.edu or to ccoats@selway.umt.edu. The deadline for registration is May 16, 1997. -- Registered ICC User check out http://www.usefulware.com/~jfoltz