Limnology : lake and river ecosystems /

Limnology is 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. Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems, 3rd Edition, is a new edition of this established classic text. The covera...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wetzel, Robert G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Academic Press, [2001]
Edición:3rd edition.
Temas:
Limnology.
Lake hydrology.
Limnologie.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Lake hydrology
Limnology
Aquatisches �Okosystem
Limnologie
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • Inorganic carbon complex
  • Nitrogen cycle
  • Phosphorus cycle
  • Iron, sulfur, and silica cycles
  • Planktonic communities: algae and cyanobacteria
  • Planktonic communities: zooplankton and their interactions with fish
  • Bacterioplantton
  • Land-water interfaces larger plants
  • Land-water interfaces: attached microorganisms, littoral algae, and zooplankton
  • Shallow lakes and ponds
  • Benthic animals and fish communities
  • Detritus: organic carbon cycling and ecosystem metabolism
  • Past productivity: paleoliminology
  • Ontogeny of inland aquatic ecosystems
  • Inland waters: understanding is essential for the future.

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