Limnoecology: The Ecology of Lakes and Streams

by Ulrich Sommer and Winfried Lampert

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)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199213925
• ISBN13: 9780199213924
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.7" x 7.4"