Aquatic Plants

Lecture topics:

  • Aquatic plants definition and classification
  • Aquatic ecosystems classification
  • Physical and chemical characteristics of the aquatic ecosystems (light, temperature, nutrients, pH, dissolved oxygen)
  • Morphology and identification of aquatic plants
  • Morphological and physiological adaptations of aquatic plants
  • Advantages and disadvantages of aquatic plant,
  • The uses of aquatic plants,
  • Aquatic plants control and management,
  • Identification and classification of aquatic plants in 4 categories included Tallophytes (algae), Bryophytes (mosses), Pteridiophytes (ferns and horsetails) and Spermatophytes (gymnosperms  and angiosperms).
  • Workshops: Techniques presentation for collecting and herbarium preparation of collected plants, plants identification by their vegetative and reproductive organs, field trip.
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