Textbook of Limnology |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
A limnologic perspective | 7 |
The freshwater biota and aquatic habitats | 22 |
Copyright | |
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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 flow fresh water freshwater habitats heat Hutchinson hydrogen ions hypolimnetic hypolimnion inland waters lake surface larvae layer light Limnol limnologists limnology liter littoral magnesium ments meromictic meromixis mg/liter minerals nitrogen nutrients 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 sodium solar soluble solution species stratification stream sulfate sulfur summer temperature thermocline tion titration Tom Wallace trophic trophic level vertical volume Wallace Lake waves wind winter zone