Limnology Lake and River Ecosystems

Name: Limnology Lake and River Ecosystems
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ISBN: 9780127447605

ISBN-10: 0127447601

ISBN-13: 9780127447605

Edition: 3rd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Robert G. Wetzel

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This text covers limnology - 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.

Book details

List price: $105.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date: 4/6/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1006
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.25" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 6.050
Language: English



Preface



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



The Inorganic Carbon Complex



The Nitrogen Cycle



The Phosphorus Cycle



Iron, Sulfer, and Silica Cycles



Planktonic Communities: Algae and Cyanobacteria



Plantonic Communities: Zooplankton and their Interactions with Fish



Bacterioplankton



Land-Water Interfaces: Larger Plants



Land-Water Interfaces: Attached Microorganisms




Shallow Lakes and Ponds



Sediments and Microflora



Benthic Animals and Fish Communities



Detrirus: Organic Carbon Cycling and Ecosystem Metabolism



Past Productivity: Paleolimnology



The Ontogeny of Inland Aquatic Ecosystmes



Inland waters: Understanding is Essential for the Future


References


Appendix


Index