Topic	Name	Description
Topic 1	Expected Learning outcome
	1.1.1 Introduction
	1.1.2 Development of Limnology
	1.2.1 Inland waters
	1.2.2 Distribution of inland waters
	1.3.1. Ponds, lakes, streams, river
	1.3.2 Lakes
	1.3.3. Streams and Rivers
Topic 2	Expected Learning outcome
	2.1.1 Lakes
	2.1.2 Thermal Classification of lakes
	2.2.1. Famous lakes
	2.3.1. Lakes of the world
Topic 3	Expected Learning outcome
	3.1.1. Nature of Inland water environment
	3.2.1. Physical Characteristics- Pressure, Compressibility, Density
	3.3.1. Physical characteristics- Mobility, Buoyancy, Movement of water
	3.3.2.Seiches
	3.4.1 Physical characteristics- Surface film, Temperature
	3.4.2. Thermal stratification
	3.5.1 Physical characteristics- Light, Color, Turbidity
	3.5.2 Physical characteristics- Colour and Tubidity
Topic 4	Expected Learning outcome
	4.1. Dissolved gases – Oxygen, Carbon dioxide and other dissolved gases
	4.2. Dissolved solids and Dissolved organic matter
Topic 5	Expected Learning outcome
	5.1 Influence of physical and chemical conditions on living organisms in inland waters
	5.2. Productive volume, flotation phenomena and body form adjustments
	5.3.1. Relations of organisms to movement of water, surface film relations
	5.3.2. Relations of organisms to Temperature relations, Light relations
	5.4. Relations of Dissolved Oxygen, Relations of Carbondioxide
	5.5. Nitrogen, Ammonia, Dissolved solids, Other elements, Dissolved organic matter
Topic 6	Expected Learning outcome
	6.1. Classifications of organisms in water
	6.2. Distribution of plankton
	6.3. Food for plankton organisms
Topic 7	Expected Learning outcome
	7.1 Aquatic plants- Character, classification, zonation, seasonal relations
	7.2 Quantities produced, chemical composition, distribution in different waters, limnological role
Topic 8	Expected Learning outcome
	8.1 Nekton- Composition, Distribution, Movements
Topic 9	Expected Learning outcome
	9.1 Classification of benthic regions, beach zones, periphyton,distribution
	9.2. Quantitative and Qualitative movements, seasonal changes and migrations of benthos
Topic 10	Expected Learning outcome
	10.1 Circulation of food material, classification of lakes based on productivity
	10.2. Laws of minimum, biotic potential and environmental resistance, quantitative relations in a standing crop
	10.3. Laws of minimum, biotic potential and environmental resistance, quantitative relations in a standing crop
Topic 11	Expected Learning outcome
	11.1 Running waters in general
	11.2 Biological conditions, productivity features of lotic environments, Influence of currents,Plant growths
	11.3 Nekton, benthos, Temporary and head water streams, general ecological succession
Topic 13	1. Morphometry of lakes, ponds and streams
Topic 14	Determination of physical characteristics of inland (lentic and lotic) waters
Topic 15	1. Determination of chemical characteristics of inland (lentic and lotic) waters
Topic 16	Collection and identification of Freshwater Plankton
Topic 17	Collection and identification freshwater Zooplankton
Topic 18	Enumeration and biomass estimation of freshwater plankton
Topic 19	Estimation of Primary Productivity in freshwater bodies
Topic 20	Collection and identification of benthos from inland water bodies
Topic 21	Enumeration and biomass estimation of benthos from different freshwater bodies
Topic 22	Collection and identification of aquatic plants from different freshwater bodies
Topic 23	References