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... body of water much protected from air currents would have a summer tem- perature curve somewhat similar to the exponential light - absorption profile . In certain lakes that have come under study this is the case : a pronounced summer ...
... body of water much protected from air currents would have a summer tem- perature curve somewhat similar to the exponential light - absorption profile . In certain lakes that have come under study this is the case : a pronounced summer ...
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... bodies of water because oligomictic is an adjective that also de- scribes them . Certain deep African Rift Valley lakes , lying near the equator and experiencing little seasonal temperature change , are extremely stable and meromictic ...
... bodies of water because oligomictic is an adjective that also de- scribes them . Certain deep African Rift Valley lakes , lying near the equator and experiencing little seasonal temperature change , are extremely stable and meromictic ...
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... body of water yields so much heat to the atmosphere during autumnal cool- ing that the surrounding land is affected , and the first frosts of winter are post- poned . Conversely , in spring such a body of water absorbs so much heat that ...
... body of water yields so much heat to the atmosphere during autumnal cool- ing that the surrounding land is affected , and the first frosts of winter are post- poned . Conversely , in spring such a body of water absorbs so much heat that ...
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Introduction | 1 |
A limnologic perspective | 7 |
The freshwater biota and aquatic habitats | 22 |
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