Limnology / Jose Galizia Tundisi, Takako Matsumura Tundisi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tundisi, J. G., author.

Contributor:

Tundisi, Takako Matsumura.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Limnology--Latin America.

Limnology.

Limnology--Brazil.

Reservoirs--Latin America.

Reservoirs.

Reservoirs--Brazil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (870 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press/Balkema, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Limnology provides an in-depth and current overview of the field of limnology. The result of a major tour de force by two renowned and experienced experts, this unique and richly illustrated reference presents a wealth of data on limnology history, water as a substrate, lakes' origins and aquatic biota. Besides a general part, it gives special focus to neotropical limnology, prevalently applicable in countries in the Southern Hemisphere.Starting with the essentials, some definitions and a historical account, this volume then details the main interaction mechanisms with physical and chemical fa

Contents:

Front Cover; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Dr. Jack Talling; Foreword by Dr. Joan Armengol Bachero; Foreword by Dr. Blanca Elena Jiménez Cisneros; Foreword by Dr. Odete Rocha; Contents; 1. Limnology, definition and objective; 2. Water as a medium; 3. The origin of lakes; 4. Physical processes and circulation in lakes; 5. The chemical composition of water; 6. Organisms and communities in inland aquatic ecosystems and estuaries; 7. The dynamic ecology of aquatic plant populations and communities; 8. The dynamic ecology of aquatic animal populations and communities

9. The flow of energy in aquatic ecosystems10. Biogeochemical cycles; 11. Lakes as ecosystems; 12. Man-made reservoirs; 13. Rivers; 14. Estuaries and coastal lagoons; 15. Wetlands, temporary waters and saline lakes; 16. Regional limnology in Central and South America; 17. Regional limnology in Africa and in temperate regions; 18. Impacts on aquatic ecosystems; 19. Planning and managing of water resources; 20. Study approaches and methods: the present and future of limnology; Annex 1: Fish species in the São Francisco river; Annex 2: Species of catfish in Amazonia

Annex 3: Species of the upper Paraná classifi ed by reproductive strategiesAnnex 4: Taxonomic groups of aquatic invertebrates found in Brazil and the state of São Paulo; Annex 5; Annex 6: Processes of sampling and programme for water quality management in reservoirs; Appendix 1: Conversion table for units; Appendix 2: Time scale of geological periods; References; Color plates

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-138-07204-4

0-429-06587-6

0-203-80395-7

9780429065873

OCLC:

899155032