Freshwater Ecology: Concepts and Environmental Applications of Limnology

Freshwater Ecology, Third Edition, is a textbook covering everything from the basic chemical and physical properties of water to the advanced unifying concepts of the community ecology and ecosystem relationships as found in continental waters. Giving students a solid foundation for both courses and future fieldwork, updated to include key issues like balancing ecological and human health needs, GMOs, molecular tools, fracking a host of other environmental issues.

A significantly updated revision of this classic text, which covers both basic scientific concepts and environmental applications throughout the bookAll sections have be updated, and more international examples have been added throughoutMore biography boxes will be included in the new edition, with greater cultural diversity of the featured scientistsNew content includes: expanded content on developing nations; ecosystem goods and services; properties of water; global change; impacts of fracking; molecular tools for classification and identification of aquatic organisms; discussion of emergent diseases and aquatic habitats; the balance between mosquito control, ecology, and human health concerns like Zika; coverage of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and organisms; new section on plastics (both regular and Microplastics); genetic pollution; GMOs; Microbiomes; novel ecosystems; aquaculture of native species; new Whole Ecosystem experiments

1. Why study continental aquatic systems? 2. Properties of water 3. Movement of light, heat and chemicals in water 4. Hydrologic cycle and physiography of groundwater habitats 5. Hydrology and physiography of wetland habitats 6. Physiography of flowing water 7. Lakes and reservoirs: physiography 8. Types of Aquatic Organisms 9. Microbes and plants 10. Multicellular animals 11. Evolution of organisms and biodiversity of freshwater measures of diversity 12. Aquatic chemistry and factors controlling nutrient cycling: Redox and O2 13. Carbon 14. Nitrogen, Sulfur, Phosphorus and other nutrients 15. Unusual or extreme habitats 16. Response to stress, toxic chemicals and other pollutants in aquatic ecosystems 17. Nutrient use and remineralization 18. Trophic state and eutrophication 19. Behavior and interactions among microorganisms and invertebrates 20. Predation and food webs 21. Nonpredatory interspecific interactions among plants 22. Complex community interactions 23. Fish ecology and fisheries 24. Freshwater ecosystems 25. Conclusions