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Limnoecology
Winfried Lampert
Ulrich Sommer
其他書名
The Ecology of Lakes and Streams
出版
OUP Oxford
, 2007-07-26
主題
Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps
Nature / Animals / Marine Life
Science / Life Sciences / Botany
Science / Life Sciences / Ecology
Science / Life Sciences / Evolution
Science / Life Sciences / Microbiology
Science / Earth Sciences / Limnology
ISBN
0199213925
9780199213924
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=zEcCX5k3hJAC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
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