Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings

• 06 - Physical and life sciences and technologies
• 26. - Biological and biomedical sciences
• 26.13 - Ecology, evolution, systematics and population biology

26.1304 - Aquatic biology/limnology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of the ecology and behaviour of microbes, plants, and animals inhabiting inland fresh waters such as lakes, ponds, rivers, creeks, estuaries, and wetlands. These programs include courses in geology and hydrology; aquatic ecosystems; microbiology; mycology; botany; ichthyology; mammalogy; population biology and biodiversity; studies of specific species, phyla, and habitats; and applications to fields such as natural resources conservation, fisheries science, and biotechnology.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • aquatic biology
  • aquatic ecology
  • freshwater ecology
  • limnology

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• Exclusion(s)

  • biological sciences(26.0101)
  • aquaculture(01.0303)
  • marine biology(26.1302)
  • fisheries science(03.0301)