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 aquat...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden, The Netherlands :
CRC Press/Balkema,
©2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.