Includes bibliographical references (pages 843-980).

Prologue -- Water as a substance -- Rivers and lakes-their distribution, origins, and forms -- Water economy -- Light in inland waters -- Fate of heat -- Water movements -- Structure and productivity of aquatic ecosystems -- Oxygen -- Salinity of inland waters -- Inorganic carbon complex -- Nitrogen cycle -- Phosphorus cycle -- Iron, sulfur, and silica cycles -- Planktonic communities: algae and cyanobacteria -- Planktonic communities: zooplankton and their interactions with fish -- Bacterioplankton -- Land-water interfaces larger plants -- Land-water interfaces: attached microorganisms, littoral algae, and zooplankton -- Shallow lakes and ponds -- Benthic animals and fish communities -- Detritus: organic carbon cycling and ecosystem metabolism -- Past productivity: paleoliminology -- Ontogeny of inland aquatic ecosystems --Inland waters: understanding is essential for the future. 'Limnology is the study of the structural and functional interrelationships of organisms of inland waters as they are affected by their dynamic physical, chemical, and biotic environments. Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems, 3rd Edition, is a new edition of this established classic text. The coverage remains rigorous and uncompromising and has been thoroughly reviewed and updated with evolving recent research results and theoretical understanding. In addition, the author has expanded coverage of lakes to reservoir and river ecosystems in comparative functional analyses.' From publisher's description.