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limnology (dict)
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LimnologyLimnology is a discipline that concerns the study of in-land waters (both saline and fresh), specifically lakes, ponds and rivers (both natural and manmade), including their biological, physical, chemical, and hydrological aspects. Franois-Alphonse Forel (1841-1912) established the field with his studies of Lake Geneva. Limnology traditionally is closely related to hydrobiology, which is concerned with the application of the principles and methods of physics, chemistry, geology, and geography to ecological problems. Organizations Journals See also References - Gerald A. Cole, Textbook of Limnology, 4th ed. (Waveland Press, 1994) ISBN 0881338001
- A.J.Horne & C.R. Goldman: Limnology (1994), ISBN 0070236739
- G. E. Hutchinson, A Treatise on Limnology, 3 vols. (1957-1975) - classic but dated
- H.B.N. Hynes, The Ecology of Running Waters (1970)
- Jacob Kalff, Limnology (Prentice Hall, 2001)
- B. Moss, Ecology of Fresh Waters (Blackwell, 1998)
- Robert G. Wetzel, Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems, 3rd ed. (Academic Press, 2001) ISBN 0127447601 - highly regarded
- Robert G. Wetzel & Gene E. Likens, Limnological Analyses, 3rd ed. (Springer-Verlag, 2000)
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