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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Sven Jorgensen , Jose Galizia Tundisi , Takako Matsumura TundisiPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: CRC Press Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780367865665ISBN 10: 0367865661 Pages: 452 Publication Date: 30 September 2020 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsLimnology and Ecology of Inland Waters: Overview of Inland Aquatic Ecosystems and Their General Characteristics. Lakes and Reservoirs as Ecosystems. Physical Processes and Circulation in Lakes and Reservoirs. Rivers as Ecosystems. Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons as Ecosystems. Wetlands. Tropical Freshwater Ecosystems. Freshwater Temperate Lakes and Reservoirs. Application of the Conservation Principles. Application of Aquatic Chemistry in Environmental Management I: Calculations of Equilibria. Application of Aquatic Chemistry in Environmental Management II: Equilibrium Calculations of the Four Types of Reactions. Future of Limnology and Aquatic Ecology as a Tool for Management of Inland Waters. Holistic, Environmental and Ecological Management: Impacts on Watersheds and Inland Aquatic Ecosystems. Integrated Ecological and Environmental Management. Application of Environmental Technology in the Environmental and Ecological Management. Application of Cleaner Technology in Environmental and Ecological Management. Application of Ecotechnology in Ecosystem Management of Inland Waters. Application of Ecological Indicators in Environmental Management of Freshwater Ecosystems. Application of Ecological Models in Management of Aquatic Inland Ecosystems. Index.Reviews... a book on the subject of lakes and reservoirs is extremely welcome today when fast global changes, including urbanization, global commerce, and climate, are posing-and will pose in the near future-greater stress in our hydrologic systems. The authors present the subject in such a way that the reader will learn not only fundamentals of limnology but also the behavior of lakes and reservoirs both from a physicochemical and an ecosystemic point of view. The book relies on several examples from projects developed by the authors on the ground. This is something that professionals working in this field will benefit significantly from ... -Benedito Braga, Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Author InformationSven Erik Jørgensen is a professor of environmental chemistry at University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. He is an honorable doctor of science at Coimbra University, Portugal, and at Dar es Salaam University, Tanzania. In 2004 and 2005, Dr. Jørgensen was awarded the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize, the Prigogine Prize, and the Einstein Professorship by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2007, he received the Pascal medal and was elected a member of the European Academy of Sciences. Jose Galizia Tundisi is a retired professor of environmental sciences at the University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil. He currently serves as president of the International Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, a nonprofit organization at São Carlos. He also serves as full professor of environmental quality at University Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He has served as a consultant in 40 countries in water and resource management, and limnology, aquatic biology, and watershed management. Takako Matsumura Tundisi is a retired professor of ecology at the Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil. She currently serves as scientific director of the International Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, a nonprofit organization at São Carlos. She developed several projects in limnology of tropical lakes and reservoirs and coordinated a large-scale study of 220 reservoirs in São Paulo State for the Biota-FAPESP program. Since 1999, she has been chief editor of the Brazilian Journal of Biology. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |