| Description |
xii, 592 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Inland Waters and Their Catchments: An Introduction and Setting -- Ch. 2. The Development of Limnology -- Ch. 3. Water: A Unique and Important Substance -- Ch. 4. Water Resources, Water Pollution, and Lakes -- Ch. 5. Hydrology and Climate -- Ch. 6. Origin and Age of Lakes -- Ch. 7. Lake and Catchment Morphometry -- Ch. 8. Rivers and the Export of Materials from Drainage Basins and the Atmosphere -- Ch. 9. Aquatic Systems and their Catchments -- Ch. 10. Light -- Ch. 11. Temperature Cycles, Lake Stratification, and Heat Budgets -- Ch. 12. Water Movements -- Ch. 13. Salinity and Major Ion Composition of Lakes and Rivers -- Ch. 14. Inorganic Carbon and pH -- Ch. 15. Dissolved Oxygen -- Ch. 16. Oxidation-Reduction Potential -- Ch. 17. Phosphorus Concentrations and Cycling -- Ch. 18. Nitrogen Cycling -- Ch. 19. Iron, Manganese, and Sulfur -- Ch. 20. Particle Sedimentation and Sediments -- Ch. 21. The Phytoplankton -- Ch. 22. The Bacteria -- Ch. 23. Zooplankton |
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Ch. 24. Benthic Plants -- Ch. 25. Zoobenthos -- Ch. 26. Fish and Water Birds -- Ch. 27. Acidification of Waterways -- Ch. 28. Contaminants -- Ch. 29. Reservoirs -- App. 1. International Organization for Standardization of Country Codes -- App. 2. Conversion Factors for Selected Elements and Reported Species |
| Notes |
c c2002; reprinted with corrections 2003 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-572) and indexes |
| Subject |
Lake ecology.
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Limnology.
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| LC no. |
2001032745 |
| ISBN |
0130337757 |
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