Features| Written at an introductory level that will appeal to the undergraduate instructor, teaching assistant, or student of limnology. Differs from other texts on the subject by having a strong emphasis on ecology, with a distinct liberal arts orientation. Unique, end-of-chapter Study Guides include practice questions, lists of major concepts, vocabulary words, specific examples, special contributions of individual limnologists, additional readings, and links to relevant websites. Freshwater crossword puzzles in several chapters. Provides an end-of-book section featuring lab and field exercises.Emphasizes aquatic ecology and a wide range of ecological fields represented including: landscape, ecosystem, physiological, population, community, and biome.Offers a clear choice by being the most concise and least expensive book in the market.Features 16 pages of color photos (tip-ins).The only limnology text to provide instructor tools on a custom website, www.mhhe.com/limnology (jpeg images, hot links, and a PowerPoint lecture outline). |
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2005 McGraw-Hill Higher Education