Limnology
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Limnology (from Greek: Λίμνη limne, "lake"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is the division of hydrology that studies inland waters (both fresh and saline), including their biological, physical, chemical, geological and hydrological aspects. This includes the study of (natural and man-made) lakes and ponds, rivers and streams, wetlands and groundwaters.
François-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.
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[edit] Organizations
- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography[1]
- Australian Society for Limnology
- European Society of Limnology and Oceanography
- German Society of Limnology (www.dgl-ev.de)
- Italian Association for Oceanology and Limnology (AIOL) (www.aiol.info - R.Bertoni)
- The Japanese Society of Limnology
- Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL) (limnology.org)
- Brazilian Society of Limnology ([2])
- New Zealand freshwater Sciences society ([3])
- Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists ([4])
[edit] Journals
- Hydrobiologia
- River Research and Applications
- Aquatic Conservation
- Advances in Limnology
- Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology
- Journal of Limnology (- - Journal webpage - R.Bertoni)
- Limnologica
- Limnology and Oceanography
- Journal of Coastal Research
- Freshwater Biology
[edit] See also
- Important publications in limnology
- G. Evelyn Hutchinson
- Freshwater biology
- Marine biology
- Oceanography
- Limnic eruption
- Lake aeration
[edit] Resources
- The History of Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: A digital resource documenting three generations of limnological research in Wisconsin. Much of the collection comes from the archives of the UW-Madison Center for Limnology. It focuses on three important pioneers of limnology, Dr. Edward A. Birge, Chancey Juday and Arthur D. Hasler, as well as Wisconsin research laboratories and field equipment. Presented by the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center.
- Breaking new waters: a Century of Limnology at the University of Wisconsin: A special publication of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters in celebration of a century of limnological research.
- Review (German) on Jerry R. Miller's and Suzanne M. Orbock Miller's critical scientific study Contaminated Rivers A Geomorphological-Geochemical Approach to Site Assessment and Remediation
[edit] References
- Gerald A. Cole, Textbook of Limnology, 4th ed. (Waveland Press, 1994) ISBN 0-88133-800-1
- Stanley Dodson, Introduction to Limnology (2005), ISBN 0-07-287935-1
- A.J.Horne & C.R. Goldman: Limnology (1994), ISBN 0-07-023673-9
- 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 0-12-744760-1, highly regarded
- Robert G. Wetzel & Gene E. Likens, Limnological Analyses, 3rd ed. (Springer-Verlag, 2000)
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