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18 sectionsContents
- History
- General limnology
- Physical properties
- Light interactions
- Thermal stratification
- Lake Heat Budget
- Chemical properties
- Oxygen and carbon dioxide
- Nitrogen
- Phosphorus
- Biological properties
- Role in ecology
- Lake trophic classification
- Tropical limnology
- Professional organizations
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thumb|upright=1.3|Lake Hāwea, New Zealand
Limnology is the study of inland aquatic ecosystems. Pronounced (), the name comes . It includes aspects of the biological, chemical, physical, and geological characteristics of fresh and saline, natural and man-made bodies of water. This includes the study of lakes, reservoirs, ponds, rivers, springs, streams, wetlands, and groundwater. Water systems are often categorized as either running (lotic) or standing (lentic).
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