Lake Geneva

Limnology (from Greek: Λίμνη limne, "lake"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is the study of inland waters (both fresh and saline), including their biological, physical, chemical, geological and hydrological aspects. This includes the study of (natural and man-made) lakes and ponds, rivers and streams, wetlands and groundwaters. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x795, 125 KB) La bildo estas kopiita de wikipedia:de. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x795, 125 KB) La bildo estas kopiita de wikipedia:de. ... For the song by Girls Aloud see Biology (song) Biology studies the variety of life (clockwise from top-left) E. coli, tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle Biology (from Greek: βίος, bio, life; and λόγος, logos, speech lit. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... For other uses, see Chemistry (disambiguation). ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Water covers 70% of the Earths surface. ... For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ... Two people reflected in a fish pond A pond is typically a man made body of water smaller than a lake. ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ... Butchers Creek, Omeo, Victoria A stream, brook, beck, burn or creek, is a body of water with a detectable current, confined within a bed and banks. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of lithologic formations. ...

François-Alphonse Forel (1841-1912) established the field with his studies of Lake Geneva. Limnology traditionally is closely related to hydrobiology, which is concerned with the application of the principles and methods of physics, chemistry, geology, and geography to ecological problems. François-Alphonse Forel (February 2, 1841 - August 7, 1912) was a Swiss scientist who pioneered the study of lakes, and is thus considered the founder of limnology. ... Lake Geneva or Lake Léman (French Lac Léman, le Léman, or Lac de Genève) is the second largest freshwater lake in Central Europe (after Lake Balaton). ... Hydrobiology or aquatic ecology is the science of life processes in water. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... For the journal, see Ecology (journal). ...

Organizations

• American Society of Limnology and Oceanography[1]
• Australian Society for Limnology
• European Society of Limnology and Oceanography
• German Society of Limnology (www.dgl-ev.de)
• Italian Association for Oceanology and Limnology (AIOL) (www.aiol.info - R.Bertoni)
• The Japanese Society of Limnology
• Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL) (limnology.org)
• Brazilian Society of Limnology ([2])
• New Zealand freshwater Sciences society ([3])
• Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists ([4])

Initiated in 1947, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) is a scientific society with the goal of Advancing the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. ...

Journals

• Hydrobiologia
• River Research and Applications
• Aquatic Conservation
• Advances in Limnology
• Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology
• Journal of Limnology (- - Journal webpage - R.Bertoni)
• Limnologica
• Limnology and Oceanography
• Journal of Coastal Research
• Freshwater Biology

See also

• Important publications in limnology
• G. Evelyn Hutchinson
• Freshwater biology
• Marine biology
• Oceanography
• Limnic eruption
• Lake aeration

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Resources

• The History of Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: A digital resource documenting three generations of limnological research in Wisconsin. Much of the collection comes from the archives of the UW-Madison Center for Limnology. It focuses on three important pioneers of limnology, Dr. Edward A. Birge, Chancey Juday and Arthur D. Hasler, as well as Wisconsin research laboratories and field equipment. Presented by the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center.
• Breaking new waters: a Century of Limnology at the University of Wisconsin: A special publication of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters in celebration of a century of limnological research.
• Review (German) on Jerry R. Miller's and Suzanne M. Orbock Miller's critical scientific study Contaminated Rivers A Geomorphological-Geochemical Approach to Site Assessment and Remediation

Edward Ashael Birge (September 7, 1851–June 9, 1950) was a professor and administrator at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ...

References

• Gerald A. Cole, Textbook of Limnology, 4th ed. (Waveland Press, 1994) ISBN 0-88133-800-1
• Stanley Dodson, Introduction to Limnology (2005), ISBN 0-07-287935-1
• A.J.Horne & C.R. Goldman: Limnology (1994), ISBN 0-07-023673-9
• G. E. Hutchinson, A Treatise on Limnology, 3 vols. (1957-1975) - classic but dated
• H.B.N. Hynes, The Ecology of Running Waters (1970)
• Jacob Kalff, Limnology (Prentice Hall, 2001)
• B. Moss, Ecology of Fresh Waters (Blackwell, 1998)
• Robert G. Wetzel, Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems, 3rd ed. (Academic Press, 2001) ISBN 0-12-744760-1, highly regarded
• Robert G. Wetzel & Gene E. Likens, Limnological Analyses, 3rd ed. (Springer-Verlag, 2000)

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