UID:
almahu_9949697609002882
Format:
1 online resource (1023 p.)
Edition:
3rd ed.
ISBN:
0-08-057439-4
Content:
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 coverage remains rigorous and uncompromising and has been thoroughly reviewed and updated with evolving recent research results and theoretical understanding. In addition, the author has expanded coverage of lakes to reservoir and river ecosystems in comparative functional analyses.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; CHAPTER 1. PROLOGUE; I. Our Freshwater Resources; II. Demotechnic Growth; III. Human Impact on Freshwater Ecosystems; IV. The Study of Limnology; V. Scientific Approaches; VI. Search for Commonality, Not Only Differences; VII. Altered Perspectives; VIII. Summary; CHAPTER 2. WATER AS A SUBSTANCE; I. The Characteristics of Water; II. Summary; CHAPTER 3. RIVERS AND LAKES-THEIR DISTRIBUTION, ORIGINS, AND FORMS; I. Distribution of Fresh Waters
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II. Running Waters: Lotie EcosystemsIII. Morphology and Flow in River Ecosystems; IV. Groundwater Fluxes to Lakes; V. Geomorphology of Lake Basins; VI. Morphology of Lake Basins; VII. Reservoirs; VIII. Comparative Geomorphological Characteristics; IX. Summary; CHAPTER 4. WATER ECONOMY; I. Hydrological Cycle; II. Global Water Balance; III. Summary; CHAPTER 5. LIGHT IN INLAND WATERS; I. Light as an Entity; II. Light Impinging on Water; III. Thermal Radiation in Lake Water; IV. Transmission and Absorption of Light by Water; V. Transmission through Ice and Snow; VI. Color of Natural Waters
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VII. Transparency of Water to LightVIII. Utilization and Effects of Solar Radiation; IX. Summary; CHAPTER 6. FATE OF HEAT; I. Distribution of Heat in Rivers; II. Distribution of Heat in Lakes and Reservoirs; III. Thermal Energy Content: Heat Budgets of Lakes; IV. Comparative Analyses: Thermal Characteristics of Rivers, Reservoirs, and Natural Lakes; V. Summary; CHAPTER 7. WATER MOVEMENTS; I. Hydrodynamics of Water Movements; II. Flow of Water; III. In-Stream Hydraulic Movements; IV. Surface Water Movements; V. Internal Water Movements; VI. Water Movements Affecting the Whole Lake
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VII. Other Water MovementsVIII. Circulation Caused by Thermal Bars; IX. Currents Generated by River Influents; X. Currents under Ice Cover; XI. Hydrodynamics among Aquatic Ecosystems; XII. Summary; CHAPTER 8. STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTIVITY OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; I. The Drainage Basin Concept; II. Streams and Rivers; III. Lake Ecosystem Concept; IV. Population Growth and Regulation; V. Community Structure and Interrelationships; VI. Ecosystem Interrelationships; VII. Detritus: Dead Organic Matter and Detrital Dynamic Structure; VIII. Productivity; IX. Summary; CHAPTER 9. OXYGEN
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I. The Oxygen Content of Inland WatersII. Solubility of Oxygen in Water; III. Distribution of Dissolved Oxygen in Running Waters; IV. Distribution of Dissolved Oxygen in Lakes; V. Variations in Oxygen Distributions; VI. Hypolimnetic Oxygen Depletion Rates; VII. Summary; CHAPTER 10. SALINin OF INLAND WATERS; I. Ionic Composition of Surface Waters; II. Salinity Distribution in World Surface Waters and Control Mechanisms; III. Sources of Salinity; IV. Distribution of Major Ions in Fresh Waters; V. Salinity, Osmoregulation, and Distribution of Biota; VI. Summary
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CHAPTER 11. THE INORGANIC CARBON COMPLEX
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-744760-1
Language:
English
