introduction to aquatic ecology
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INTRODUCTION TO AQUATIC ECOLOGY. Water on Earth. Uneven Global Distribution of Fresh Water. Definitions by Wetzel (2001) see page 4. Limnology Freshwater Ecology Freshwater Biology. Theories of Ecology Taken from Dodds (2009). Cross-Cutting Theories Hierarchical Structure of Life - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Theories of EcologyTaken from Dodds (2009)
• Cross-Cutting Theories– Hierarchical Structure of Life– Ecological Stoichiometry– Ecological Diffusion
• Physiological Ecology– Metabolic Scaling
• Populations– Population Biology– Metapopulations
Ecological Theories Continued
• Communities– Community Structure– Island Biogeography
• Ecosystems– Control of Ecosystem Energetics– Nutrient Cycling– Nutrient Spiraling and Solute Transport– River Continuum
Rise of Aquatic Ecology in EuropeFrancois-Alphonse Forel (1841-1912)• Worked on biology, chemistry, circulation, and sedimentation of
Lake Geneva (published 1892-1904)• Coined Limnology, the study of lakes• Explained density currents and seiches
August Thienemann (1882-1960)• German Limnologist, Zoologist, Ecologist• Biology of the Chironomidae
Einar Naumann (1891-1934)• Swedish Botanist• Established Limnological Field Station at Lund• Defined concepts of oligotrophy, eutrophy, and dystrophy• With Thienemann, established first international limnological
society
Rise of Aquatic Ecology in USStephen Forbes (1844-1930) • First chief of Illinois Natural History Survey• First to study aquatic ecosystems• The Lake as a Microcosm (1887)
Jacob Reighard (1861-1942)• University of Michigan• In charge of Michigan Fish Commission• Then, director of biological survey of the Great
Lakes
Edward Birge (1851-1950)• University of Wisconsin-Madison• Together with Juday pioneered methods for the
study of lakes and streams• Together they did much work on plankton
Chancey Juday (1871-1944)• University of Wisconsin-Madison, hired by Birge
to study Lake Mendota• A founder of Limnological Society of America
Birge Juday