Wetzel's Limnology (eBook, ePUB)

Lake and River Ecosystems
Redaktion: Jones, Ian D.; Smol, John P.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Wetzel's Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems, Fourth Edition, presents a fully updated revision of the classic textbook Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems - last published in 2001. The coverage has been thoroughly updated with recent research and theoretical developments. Each chapter of this edited volume has been written by an expert, or team of experts, providing a comprehensive and global perspective, with the editors working closely with the authors to maintain continuity within and between the chapters. This is not only an essential textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in limnology but also a standard reference book for seasoned limnologists and other scientists.

• Chapters from the third edition have been updated by an international team of experts, incorporating developments from the past two decades
• Several new chapters have been added, reflecting exciting developments in the field of limnology
• New color illustrations and images throughout
• Detailed summaries at the end of each chapter

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 900
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780128227107
• Artikelnr.: 68984991

Inhaltsangabe

1. Prologue
2. The Importance of Inland Waters
3. Water as a Substance
4. Rivers and Lakes - Their Distribution, Origins, and Forms
5. Hydrological Systems
6. Light in Inland Waters
7. Fate of Heat
8. Water Movements
9. Structure and Productivity of Aquatic Ecosystems
10. Water as a Chemical Environment
11. Oxygen
12. Salinity and Ionic Composition of Inland Waters
13. The Inorganic Carbon Complex
14. The Nitrogen Cycle
15. The Phosphorus Cycle
16. Other Important Elements
17. Algae and Cyanobacteria Communities
18. Ecology of Algae and Cyanobacteria (Phytoplankton)
19. Zooplankton Communities: Diversity in Time and Space
20. Ecology and Functioning of Zooplankton Communities
21. Benthic Animals
22. Fish
23. Pelagic Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses
24. Freshwater Plants
25. Benthic Algae and Cyanobacteria of the Littoral Zone
26. Shallow Lakes and Ponds
27. Sediments and Microbiomes
28. Organic Carbon Cycling and Ecosystem Metabolism
29. Wetlands
30. Paleolimnology: Approaches and Applications
31. Inland Waters: The Future of Limnology is Interdisciplinary,
Collaborative, Inclusive, and Global