Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, 3 Vols. - Likens, Gene E.
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Inland aquatic habitats occur world-wide at all scales from marshes, swamps and temporary puddles, to ponds, lakes and inland seas; from streams and creeks to rolling rivers. Vital for biological diversity, ecosystem function and as resources for human life, commerce and leisure, inland waters are a vital component of life on Earth. The Encyclopedia of Inland Waters describes and explains all the basic features of the subject, from water chemistry and physics, to the biology of aquatic creatures and the complex function and balance of aquatic ecosystems of varying size and complexity.
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Inland aquatic habitats occur world-wide at all scales from marshes, swamps and temporary puddles, to ponds, lakes and inland seas; from streams and creeks to rolling rivers. Vital for biological diversity, ecosystem function and as resources for human life, commerce and leisure, inland waters are a vital component of life on Earth. The Encyclopedia of Inland Waters describes and explains all the basic features of the subject, from water chemistry and physics, to the biology of aquatic creatures and the complex function and balance of aquatic ecosystems of varying size and complexity.

Used and abused as an essential resource, it is vital that we understand and manage them as much as we appreciate and enjoy them. This extraordinary reference brings together the very best research to provide the basic and advanced information necessary for scientists to understand these ecosystems - and for water resource managers and consultants to manage and protect them for future generations.
Autorenporträt
Thomas Mehner is vice director and senior researcher at the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Berlin, Germany. He is limnologist and fisheries biologist by training, has got his PhD at the University of Rostock in 1992, and has received his habilitation in limnology in 1999. He has published about 170 ISI papers, with focus on fish communities, lake food webs, and evolutionary and behavioural ecology of aquatic organisms. He has been Handling Editor of 'Aquatic Ecology' and 'Freshwater Biology' for several years, and he is currently member of the Editorial Boards of 'Global Change Biology' and 'Limnologica'. Since spring 2018, he has been the president of the International Society of Limnology (SIL). Thomas Mehner has taught courses on Limnology, Fish Ecology, Fisheries Management, Behaviour and Evolution, and Scientific Writing. He has trained many MSc and PhD students, and is actively mentoring undergraduates, graduates and post-doc researchers.
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"Editor-in-chief Likens is eminently well qualified to lead a stellar group of some 340 scientists and expert contributors. Likens dedicates this work to his colleague, the late Robert Wetzel. For students, the names of Wetzel and Likens together are synonymous with limnology (Limnological Analyses, 3rd ed., 2000), and this encyclopedia is a worthy testament to their stature in the discipline. The scope of this set is vast ...Articles are scholarly and carefully edited for clarity, with generous cross-referencing. ...Colored photographs, excellent drawings, maps, tables, charts, and graphs are thoughtfully used to illustrate complex concepts and data ...Given the extraordinary demands on freshwater worldwide, this work fills an important need by supplying accurate information to students, researchers, and policy makers. Summing Up: Essential. Lower-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners." --A. S. Ricker, Oberlin College, CHOICE, November 2009