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Limnology : lake and river ecosystems
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- Creator
- Robert G. Wetzel
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Third edition
- San Diego, Calif. ; London : Academic, [2001]
- ©2001
- Physical Details
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- xvi, 1006 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780080574394, 0080574394, 0127447601, 9780127447605
- OCLC
- ocm46393244, ocn606491879
- Previous ed.: Philadelphia : Saunders, 1983.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 1. Prologue -- 2. Water as a Substance -- 3. Rivers and Lakes - Their Distribution, Origins, and Forms -- 4. Water Economy -- 5. Light in Inland Waters -- 6. Fate of Heat -- 7. Water Movements -- 8. Structure and Productivity of Aquatic Ecosystems -- 9. Oxygen -- 10. Salinity of Inland Waters -- 11. The Inorganic Carbon Complex -- 12. The Nitrogen Cycle -- 13. The Phosphorus Cycle -- 14. Iron, Sulfur, and Silica Cycles -- 15. Planktonic Communities: Algae and Cyanobacteria -- 16. Planktonic Communities: Zooplankton and their Interactions with Fish -- 17. Bacterioplankton -- 18. Land-Water Interfaces: Larger Plants -- 19. Land-Water Interfaces: Attached Microorganisms, Littoral Algae, and Zooplankton -- 20. Shallow Lakes and Ponds -- 21. Sediments and Microflora -- 22. Benthic Animals and Fish Communities -- 23. Detritus: Organic Carbon Cycling and Ecosystem Metabolism -- 24. Past Productivity: Paleolimnology -- 25. The Ontogeny of Inland Aquatic Ecosystems -- 26. Inland Waters: Understanding is Essential for the Future