Limnoecology: The Ecology of Lakes and Streams

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Limnoecology: The Ecology of Lakes and Streams

Limnoecology: The Ecology of Lakes and Streams
By Winfried Lampert, Ulrich Sommer
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 2007-09-07
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0199213933
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780199213931
Binding: Paperback

This concise, readable introduction to limnology (the science of investigating the structure and function of inland waters), places the subject in the context of modern ecology. Unlike most ecological textbooks, which use examples taken almost exclusively from terrestrial systems, this book integrates the fields of limnology and ecology by presenting empirical data drawn entirely from freshwater ecosystems in order to advance ecological theories (limnoecology). This second edition builds upon the strengths of the first with the structure of the book following the same hierarchical concept of ecology, from habitat properties, individuals, populations, coupled populations and communities to ecosystems. However, it has been thoroughly revised throughout to incorporate findings from new technologies and methods (notably the rapid development of molecular genetic methods and stable isotope techniques) that have allowed a rapid and ongoing development of the field. There is a new emphasis on food webs, species diversity and ecosystem functioning, climate change, and conservation management. Key ecological questions are examined in the light of the latest experimental evidence. Throughout the text evolutionary theory is applied to an understanding of freshwater ecosystems, thereby filling a niche between traditional limnology and evolutionary ecology. This accessible text is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in limnology, freshwater ecology, and aquatic biology as well as the many professional limnologists, ecologists and conservation biologists requiring a concise but authoritative overview of the topic

Summary: great book on Limnoecology
Rating: 5

The best thing I found about this book was the explanation of basic concepts of aquatic parameters and behaviors.After reading this book I found myself having hold on the topic and many other related topics. I would highly recommend this book to Environmental Engineering/Science students and specially whose focus of research is limnoecology. One interesting thing, that this is the only book with the title “Limnoecology”. I congratulate lampert and Sommer for their great work.

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