Wetzel's Limnology

Wetzel’s Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems, Fourth Edition, presents a fully updated revision of the classic Limnology: Lake and River Ecosystems – published in 2001. The coverage remains rigorous and uncompromising and has been thoroughly reviewed and updated with evolving recent research results and theoretical understanding. This new edition brings a new format to this well-established work as we see each chapter fully updated by an individual contributor, or contributor team. Each contributor is an expert in the field and brings a comprehensive and global perspective. The editors provide a clear voice throughout, ensuring the chapters have strong continuity. This is an essential text for an undergraduate on any limnology course. Each chapter from the third edition has been completely updated by a leading expert in the field, incorporating all the developments from the past 20 years Edited by to global experts with a keen eye for consistency and clarity, keeping a uniform style throughout the book Provides a thorough introduction to the physics, chemistry and biology of inland water ecosystems- not included in the third edition Each chapter includes questions at the end, with answers and an image bank available online- to support classroom teaching and learning