Wetzel, Robert G.

Limnology: lake and river ecosystems/ Robert G. Wetzel. - 3rd ed. - San Diego: Academic, 2001. - xvi, 1006 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Preface
1 Prologue
2 Water as a Substance
3 Rivers and Lakes - Their Distribution, Origins, and Forms
4 Water Economy
5 Light in Inland Waters
6 Fate of Heat
7 Water Movements
8 Structure and Productivity of Aquatic Ecosystems
9 Oxygen
10 Salinity of Inland Waters
11 The Inorganic Carbon Complex
12 The Nitrogen Cycle
13 The Phosphorus Cycle
14 Iron, Sulfer, and Silica Cycles
15 Planktonic Communities: Algae and Cyanobacteria
16 Plantonic Communities: Zooplankton and their Interactions with Fish
17 Bacterioplankton
18 Land-Water Interfaces: Larger Plants
19 Land-Water Interfaces: Attached Microorganisms, Littoral Algae, and Zooplankton
20 Shallow Lakes and Ponds
21 Sediments and Microflora
22 Benthic Animals and Fish Communities
23 Detrirus: Organic Carbon Cycling and Ecosystem Metabolism
24 Past Productivity: Paleolimnology
25 The Ontogeny of Inland Aquatic Ecosystmes
26 Inland waters: Understanding is Essential for the Future
References
Appendix
Index

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