Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings

• 6 - Biological, Biomedical and Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
• 61 - Biology and Biomedical Sciences

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.

• Example Program Names:

  • Aquatic biology
  • Fisheries biology
  • Limnology

• Exclusion

  • Aquaculture(01.0303)
  • Fisheries science(03.0301)
  • Biological sciences(26.0101)
  • Marine biology(26.1302)