Limnology - Hardcover

Horne, Alexander; Goldman, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070236739 ISBN 13: 9780070236738

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1994

Synopsis

Examples used to illustrate basic concepts in limnology are drawn from all over the world - North, South and Central America, Africa, New Zealand, Japan, Europe, Antarctica and the Arctic. This wide array of examples allows the authors to point out marked differences in size, basin shape, climate and biota and yet illustrate a unity of principles in this science. The second edition is extensively updated to reflect the changes that have occurred over the last decade. There are two new chapters on wetlands and another on large rivers, as a response to the emerging trend for limnologists to broaden their horizons beyond lakes and streams. The chapters on light and phosphorus were completely rewritten and the chapters on phytoplankton, zooplankton and food chains have been extensively revised.

About this title

Synopsis:

This is a text for students in biology and environmental sciences who are interested in the study of lake systems. It is organized in a traditional manner, covering the physics, chemistry and biology of lakes, followed by ecosystem examples.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0070236739
• ISBN 13: 9780070236738
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 480