Limnology 145243 219546618 2008-06-15T19:29:31Z 68.148.33.121 Removed the theses of R.J. Chavan as important reference works; according to the ISI Web of Science, no publication of RJ CHavan has ever been cited in a peer-reviewed, published work. [[Image:Genfersee satellit.jpg|right|thumb|Lake Geneva]] '''Limnology''' (from Greek: Λίμνη ''limne'', "lake"; and λόγος, ''logos'', "knowledge") is the division of [[hydrology]] that studies inland waters (running and standing waters, both fresh and saline), including their [[biology|biological]], [[physics|physical]], [[chemistry|chemical]], [[geology|geological]] and [[hydrology|hydrological]] aspects. This includes the study of (natural and man-made) [[lake]]s and [[pond]]s, [[river]]s and [[stream]]s, [[wetland]]s and [[groundwater]]s. Traditionally, limnology is closely related to [[hydrobiology]], which is concerned with the application of [[physics]], [[chemistry]], [[geology]], and [[geography]] to [[ecology|ecological]] problems. ==History== The term limnology was coined by [[François-Alphonse Forel]] (1841-1912) who established the field with his studies of [[Lake Geneva]]. Interest in the discipline rapidly expanded, and in [[1922]] [[August Thienemann]] (a German zoologist) and [[Einar Naumann]] (a Swedish botanist) co-founded the [[International Society of Limnology]] (SIL, for originally [[Societas Internationalis Limnologiae]]). Forel's original definition of limnology, "the [[oceanography]] of lakes", was expanded to encompass the study of all inland waters.<ref>Wetzel, R.G. 2001. Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems, 3rd ed. Academic Press (ISBN 0-12-744760-1)</ref> Prominent early American limnologists included [[G. Evelyn Hutchinson]], [[Edward Smith Deevey, Jr.|Ed Deevey]], [[Edward Ashael Birge|E. A. Birge]], and [[Chancey Juday|C. Juday]]. == Organizations == * [[ASLO|American Society of Limnology and Oceanography]][http://aslo.org/] * [[Australian Society for Limnology]] * [[European Society of Limnology and Oceanography]] * [[German Society of Limnology]] ([http://www.dgl-ev.de www.dgl-ev.de]) * [[Italian Association for Oceanology and Limnology (AIOL)]] ([http://www.aiol.info www.aiol.info] - ''R.Bertoni'') * [[The Japanese Society of Limnology]] * [[International Society of Limnology]] (SIL, formerly Societas Internationalis Limnologiae) ([http://www.limnology.org limnology.org]) * [[Brazilian Society of Limnology]] ([http://www.sblimno.org.br]) * [[New Zealand freshwater Sciences society]] ([http://freshwater.rsnz.org/]) * [[Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists]] ([http://www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/sasaqs/index.htm]) == Journals == *[http://www.springerlink.com/content/100271/ Hydrobiologia] *[http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/rra River Research and Applications] *[http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/aqc Aquatic Conservation] * ''[[Advances in Limnology]]'' * ''[[Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology]]'' * ''[[Journal of Limnology]]'' ([http://www.iii.to.cnr.it/pubblicaz/jour_lim.htm#- - - Journal webpage] - ''R.Bertoni'') * ''[[Limnologica]]'' * [http://www.aslo.org/ Limnology and Oceanography] * [http://www.cerf-jcr.org/ Journal of Coastal Research] *[http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/fwb ''Freshwater Biology''] == See also == * [[List of publications in biology#Limnology|Important publications in limnology]] * [[G. Evelyn Hutchinson]] * [[Freshwater biology]] * [[Marine biology]] * [[Oceanography]] * [[Limnic eruption]] * [[Lake aeration]] * [[Paleolimnology]] == Resources == * [http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.LimnHist 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. *[http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WTBreakWaters 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. *[http://www.geowis.de/product_info.php?products_id=398 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 == References == {{Reflist}} ==Other important reference works== * [[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]] & [[Gene E. Likens]], ''Limnological Analyses'', 3rd ed. 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