limnology

From limno- +‎ -logy.

limnology (countable and uncountable, plural limnologies)

1. (ecology) The science concerning the biological, physical and geological properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds.
   • 1999, Michael T. Arts, Bruce C. Wainmann, editors, Foreword: Lipids in Freshwater Ecosystems, page v:

     Although limnology is a young discipline, it has, over the past century, experienced marked growth. Its early descriptive period was a long one, given the enormous diversity of biota and environments in freshwater ecosystems.

   • 2000, Robert G. Wetzel, Gene E. Likens, Preface to the Third Edition: Limnological Analyses, page vii:

     The exercises in this book were set forth initially because of our frustrations in teaching such a complex, multifaceted discipline as limnology.

   • 2011, Bo-Ping Han, Zhengwen Liu, editors, Preface: Tropical and Sub-Tropical Reservoir Limnology in China: Theory and Practice, page v:

     Reservoir limnology and water quality management are associated with functions such as flood control, hydropower generation, irrigation, and fishery.

• (scientific study of bodies of fresh water): freshwater science

• landscape limnology

• limnobiology
• limnoecology
• limnogeology
• limnological

• hydrobiology
• hydroecology
• hydrogeology
• hydrology

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