limnology - Organizations, Journals, Resources

The scientific study of freshwater lakes and ponds, including their equatic ecology, biology, chemistry, and physical characteristics. Palaeolimnology is the study of lake sediments to infer past lake conditions.

Limnology traditionally is closely related to hydrobiology, which is concerned with the application of the principles and methods of physics, chemistry, geology, and geography to ecological problems.

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Organizations

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Australian Society for Limnology European Society of Limnology and Oceanography German Society of Limnology (www.dgl-ev.de) Italian Association for Oceanology and Limnology (AIOL) (www.aiol.info - R.Bertoni) The Japanese Society of Limnology Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL) (limnology.org) Brazilian Society of Limnology () New Zealand freshwater Sciences society () Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists ()

Journals

River Research and Applications Aquatic Conservation Advances in Limnology Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Journal of Limnology (- - Journal webpage - R.Bertoni) Limnologica Limnology and Oceanography Journal of Coastal Research

Resources

The History of Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: A digital resource documenting three generations of limnological research in Wisconsin. 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.