Limnology : lake and river ecosystems /
Limnology is the study of the structural and functional interrelationships of organisms of inland waters as they are affected by their dynamic physical, chemical, and biotic environments. Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems, 3rd Edition, is a new edition of this established classic text. The covera...
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| Language: | English |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
[2001]
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| Edition: | 3rd edition. |
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| Online Access: | ScienceDirect |
Table of Contents:
- Prologue
- Water as a substance
- Rivers and lakes-their distribution, origins, and forms
- Water economy
- Light in inland waters
- Fate of heat
- Water movements
- Structure and productivity of aquatic ecosystems
- Oxygen
- Salinity of inland waters
- Inorganic carbon complex
- Nitrogen cycle
- Phosphorus cycle
- Iron, sulfur, and silica cycles
- Planktonic communities: algae and cyanobacteria
- Planktonic communities: zooplankton and their interactions with fish
- Bacterioplantton
- Land-water interfaces larger plants
- Land-water interfaces: attached microorganisms, littoral algae, and zooplankton
- Shallow lakes and ponds
- Benthic animals and fish communities
- Detritus: organic carbon cycling and ecosystem metabolism
- Past productivity: paleoliminology
- Ontogeny of inland aquatic ecosystems
- Inland waters: understanding is essential for the future.