Textbook of Limnology |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
A limnologic perspective | 9 |
The freshwater biota and aquatic habitats | 29 |
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abundant algal alkalinity anaerobic animals annual aquatic atmosphere autotrophic bacteria basins benthic benthos bicarbonate biota bluegreens body of water bottom CaCO3 calcium carbon dioxide carbonic acid cells chemical chlorophyll cladoceran CO₂ coefficient compounds concentration copepods crustaceans curve density diatoms dissolved ecosystem edaphic effects energy epilimnion eutrophic lakes example factor fauna fish freshwater habitats heat Hutchinson hydrogen ions hypolimnetic hypolimnion inland waters lake surface layer light Limnol limnologists limnology liter littoral magnesium meromictic meromixis metabolism mg/liter nitrogen nutrients O₂ occurs Oceanogr oligotrophic organic oxidized oxygen phosphorus photosynthesis phytoplankton plankton plants ponds precipitation primary production profundal profundal zone ratio redox reduced regions relatively respiration result rotifers saline salt sample sediments seiche shallow sodium solar soluble solution species square meter stratification stream sulfate sulfur summer temperature Textbook thermocline titration trophic vertical volume Wallace Lake waves wind zone