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.