Limnology is the study of waters that are not part of theoceans orseas. This includesrivers,lakes,swamps, streams, wetlands, water under the ground, and even bodies of water made by people.Scientists who study this are calledlimnologists. Their work includesbiology,chemistry,physics,geology, andhydrology.TheInternational Society of Limnology promotes limnology to scientists throughout the world. There are many centres for such research throughout the world.[1]
Limnology helps to explain why some lakes have lots of plants and animals and some have very few. TheFreshwater Biological Association which is based next toWindermere inEngland did a lot of the early work. Limnologists there worked out why deep lakes have cold water at the bottom in summer-time but not in Winter. The reason was that winds in Autumn mix the waters up.
- ↑"The International Society for Limnology". Archived fromthe original on 2011-01-04. Retrieved2010-12-04.
