Limnological Analyses

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Lake Basin Characteristics and Morphometry....Pages 1-14
Light and Temperature....Pages 15-30
Physical Characteristics: Lake Models....Pages 31-41
The Heat Budget of Lakes....Pages 43-53
Morphology and Flow in Streams....Pages 55-68
Dissolved Oxygen....Pages 69-80
Inorganic Nutrients: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Other Nutrients....Pages 81-105
The Inorganic Carbon Complex: Alkalinity, Acidity, CO 2 , pH, Total Inorganic Carbon, Hardness....Pages 107-128
Organic Matter....Pages 129-137
Composition and Biomass of Phytoplankton....Pages 139-165
Collection, Enumeration, and Biomass of Zooplankton....Pages 167-178
Benthic Fauna of Lakes....Pages 179-197
Benthic Fauna of Streams....Pages 199-206
Primary Productivity of Phytoplankton....Pages 207-226
Zooplankton Feeding....Pages 227-233
Zooplankton Production....Pages 235-240
Predator-Prey Interactions....Pages 241-245
Enumeration of Fish or Other Aquatic Animals....Pages 247-253
Bacterial Growth and Productivity....Pages 255-269
Decomposition: Relative Bacterial Heterotrophic Activity on Soluble Organic Matter....Pages 271-279
Decomposition: Particulate Organic Matter....Pages 281-289
The Littoral Zone....Pages 291-299
Experimental Manipulation of Model Ecosystems....Pages 301-313
Diurnal Changes in a Stream Ecosystem: An Energy and Nutrient Budget Approach....Pages 315-323
Diurnal Changes in Lake Systems....Pages 325-329
Special Lake Types....Pages 331-336
Historical Records of Changes in the Productivity of Lakes....Pages 337-344
Effect of Sewage Outfall on a Stream Ecosystem....Pages 345-348
Estimates of Whole Lake Metabolism: Hypolimnetic Oxygen Deficits and Carbon Dioxide Accumulation....Pages 349-358
Back Matter....Pages 359-391