limnology

järvitutkimus, limnologia puhekieltä 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, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Q5XIFlDFPT0C&pg=PR5&dq=%22limnology%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IWqqU5ryCMLJkwXBu4D4Aw&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22limnology%22&f=false 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.

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

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