Limnology
Limnology provides an in-depth and current overview of the field of limnology. The result of a major tour de force by two renowned and experienced experts, this unique and richly illustrated reference presents a wealth of data on limnology history, water as a substrate, lakes' origins and aquatic biota. Besides a general part, it gives special focus to neotropical limnology, prevalently applicable in countries in the Southern Hemisphere. Starting with the essentials, some definitions and a hist…
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- Full title :Limnology / José Galizia Tundisi, Takako Matsumura-Tundisi.
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Limnology provides an in-depth and current overview of the field of limnology. The result of a major tour de force by two renowned and experienced experts, this unique and richly illustrated reference presents a wealth of data on limnology history, water as a substrate, lakes' origins and aquatic biota. Besides a general part, it gives special focus to neotropical limnology, prevalently applicable in countries in the Southern Hemisphere. Starting with the essentials, some definitions and a historical account, this volume then details the main interaction mechanisms with physical and chemical fa.
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- Publication Date:©2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):CRC press/Balkema
- Place of Publication:Leiden, The Netherlands
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xxii, 864 pages) : : illustrations (some color), maps
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0203803957, 9780203803950, 1138072044, 9781138072046, 9780429065873, 0429065876
- DOI:10.1201/b11386
- oclc:ocn785708643
- LC Classification:QH106.5
- Dewey Decimal:551.48
Table of Contents
1. Limnology, definition and objective -- 2. Water as a medium -- 3. The origin of lakes -- 4. Physical processes and circulation in lakes -- 5. The chemical composition of water -- 6. Organisms and communities in inland aquatic ecosystems and estuaries -- 7. The dynamic ecology of aquatic plant populations and communities -- 8. The dynamic ecology of aquatic animal populations and communities -- 9. The flow of energy in aquatic ecosystems -- 10. Biogeochemical cycles -- 11. Lakes as ecosystems -- 12. Man-made reservoirs -- 13. Rivers -- 14. Estuaries and coastal lagoons -- 15. Wetlands, temporary waters and saline lakes -- 16. Regional limnology in Central and South America -- 17. Regional limnology in Africa and in temperate regions -- 18. Impacts on aquatic ecosystems -- 19. Planning and managing of water resources -- 20. Study approaches and methods : the present and future of limnology.
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