Textbook of Limnology |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
support with gratitude The manuscript was typed by Mary | 2 |
The freshwater biota and aquatic habitats | 22 |
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abundant algae algal anaerobic animals aquatic autotrophic bacteria basins beneath benthic benthos bicarbonate biota bluegreens body of water bottom CaCO3 calcium carbonic acid cells chlorophyll cm² CO₂ coefficient common compounds concentration copepods crustaceans curve density depth diatoms dissolved ecosystem edaphic energy epilimnion eutrophic example factor fauna free CO₂ fresh water freshwater habitats heat hydrogen ions hypolimnetic hypolimnion inland waters lake surface layer light Limnol limnologists limnology liter littoral magnesium ments meromictic meromixis mg/liter minerals nitrogen nutrients O₂ occurs oligotrophic organic oxidized oxygen periphyton phosphorus photosynthesis phytoplankton plankton plants ponds precipitation primary production profundal profundal zone ratio redox reduced regions relative respiration result rotifers saline salt sample sediments seiche shallow shoreline sodium solar soluble solution species stratification stream sulfate sulfur summer temperature thermocline tion titration Tom Wallace total alkalinity trophic vertical volume Wallace Lake waves wind winter zone