limnology

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Etymology

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From limno- +‎ -logy.

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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.

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

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