Ebook: Limnological Analyses

In this thoroughly updated third edition, the authors have provided a series of carefully designed and tested field and laboratory exercises that represent the full scope of limnology. In using this text, students will gain a solid foundation in this complex, multidisciplinary field of ecology as they explore the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of standing and running waters. Limnological Analyses, Third Edition illustrates accepted standard methods as well as modern metabolic and experimental approaches and their research applications. Each exercise is preceded by an introductory section and concludes with questions for students as well as suggestions for further reading. As a textbook, Limnological Analyses, Third Edition is a highly structured, concise presentation with a research-oriented approach that openly invites active participation by students.

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In this thoroughly updated third edition, the authors have provided a series of carefully designed and tested field and laboratory exercises that represent the full scope of limnology. In using this text, students will gain a solid foundation in this complex, multidisciplinary field of ecology as they explore the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of standing and running waters. Limnological Analyses, Third Edition illustrates accepted standard methods as well as modern metabolic and experimental approaches and their research applications. Each exercise is preceded by an introductory section and concludes with questions for students as well as suggestions for further reading. As a textbook, Limnological Analyses, Third Edition is a highly structured, concise presentation with a research-oriented approach that openly invites active participation by students.

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In this thoroughly updated third edition, the authors have provided a series of carefully designed and tested field and laboratory exercises that represent the full scope of limnology. In using this text, students will gain a solid foundation in this complex, multidisciplinary field of ecology as they explore the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of standing and running waters. Limnological Analyses, Third Edition illustrates accepted standard methods as well as modern metabolic and experimental approaches and their research applications. Each exercise is preceded by an introductory section and concludes with questions for students as well as suggestions for further reading. As a textbook, Limnological Analyses, Third Edition is a highly structured, concise presentation with a research-oriented approach that openly invites active participation by students.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Lake Basin Characteristics and Morphometry....Pages 1-14
Light and Temperature....Pages 15-32
Physical Characteristics: Lake Models....Pages 33-43
The Heat Budget of Lakes....Pages 45-56
Morphology and Flow in Streams....Pages 57-72
Dissolved Oxygen....Pages 73-84
Inorganic Nutrients: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Other Nutrients....Pages 85-111
The Inorganic Carbon Complex: Alkalinity, Acidity, CO2, pH, Total Inorganic Carbon, Hardness, Aluminum....Pages 113-135
Organic Matter....Pages 137-146
Composition and Biomass of Phytoplankton....Pages 147-174
Collection, Enumeration, and Biomass of Zooplankton....Pages 175-188
Benthic Fauna of Lakes....Pages 189-208
Benthic Fauna of Streams....Pages 209-217
Primary Productivity of Phytoplankton....Pages 219-239
Feeding Rates by Protists and Larger Zooplankton....Pages 241-249
Zooplankton Production....Pages 251-256
Predator-Prey Interactions....Pages 257-262
Enumeration of Fish or Other Aquatic Animals....Pages 263-269
Bacterial Growth and Productivity....Pages 271-287
Decomposition: Relative Bacterial Heterotrophic Activity on Soluble Organic Matter....Pages 289-300
Decomposition: Particulate Organic Matter....Pages 301-312
The Littoral Zone....Pages 313-324
Experimental Manipulation of Model Ecosystems....Pages 325-337
Diurnal Changes in a Stream Ecosystem: An Energy and Nutrient Budget Approach....Pages 339-348
Diurnal Changes in Lake Systems....Pages 349-353
Special Lake Types....Pages 355-360
Historical Records of Changes in the Productivity of Lakes....Pages 361-368
Effect of Sewage Outfall on a Stream Ecosystem....Pages 369-372
Estimates of Whole Lake Metabolism: Hypolimnetic Oxygen Deficits and Carbon Dioxide Accumulation....Pages 373-382
Back Matter....Pages 383-429

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In this thoroughly updated third edition, the authors have provided a series of carefully designed and tested field and laboratory exercises that represent the full scope of limnology. In using this text, students will gain a solid foundation in this complex, multidisciplinary field of ecology as they explore the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of standing and running waters. Limnological Analyses, Third Edition illustrates accepted standard methods as well as modern metabolic and experimental approaches and their research applications. Each exercise is preceded by an introductory section and concludes with questions for students as well as suggestions for further reading. As a textbook, Limnological Analyses, Third Edition is a highly structured, concise presentation with a research-oriented approach that openly invites active participation by students.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Lake Basin Characteristics and Morphometry....Pages 1-14
Light and Temperature....Pages 15-32
Physical Characteristics: Lake Models....Pages 33-43
The Heat Budget of Lakes....Pages 45-56
Morphology and Flow in Streams....Pages 57-72
Dissolved Oxygen....Pages 73-84
Inorganic Nutrients: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Other Nutrients....Pages 85-111
The Inorganic Carbon Complex: Alkalinity, Acidity, CO2, pH, Total Inorganic Carbon, Hardness, Aluminum....Pages 113-135
Organic Matter....Pages 137-146
Composition and Biomass of Phytoplankton....Pages 147-174
Collection, Enumeration, and Biomass of Zooplankton....Pages 175-188
Benthic Fauna of Lakes....Pages 189-208
Benthic Fauna of Streams....Pages 209-217
Primary Productivity of Phytoplankton....Pages 219-239
Feeding Rates by Protists and Larger Zooplankton....Pages 241-249
Zooplankton Production....Pages 251-256
Predator-Prey Interactions....Pages 257-262
Enumeration of Fish or Other Aquatic Animals....Pages 263-269
Bacterial Growth and Productivity....Pages 271-287
Decomposition: Relative Bacterial Heterotrophic Activity on Soluble Organic Matter....Pages 289-300
Decomposition: Particulate Organic Matter....Pages 301-312
The Littoral Zone....Pages 313-324
Experimental Manipulation of Model Ecosystems....Pages 325-337
Diurnal Changes in a Stream Ecosystem: An Energy and Nutrient Budget Approach....Pages 339-348
Diurnal Changes in Lake Systems....Pages 349-353
Special Lake Types....Pages 355-360
Historical Records of Changes in the Productivity of Lakes....Pages 361-368
Effect of Sewage Outfall on a Stream Ecosystem....Pages 369-372
Estimates of Whole Lake Metabolism: Hypolimnetic Oxygen Deficits and Carbon Dioxide Accumulation....Pages 373-382
Back Matter....Pages 383-429
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