. Composed in Picardy during the first third of the 13th century, this chanson de geste (10,983 assonanced lines) is unusual in that the first part is mainly in decasyllables with the rare caesura 6/4, while line 5,367 and thereafter are Alexandrines....

Derived from the Greek word limne, meaning marsh or pond, the term limnology was first used in reference to lakes by F. A. Forel (1841–1912) in 1892 in a paper titled "Le Léman: Monographie Limnology," a study of what we now...

The study of freshwater lakes and...

The study of fresh water habitats is called limnology, coming from the Greek word limnos, meaning "pool, lake, or swamp." Fresh water habitats are normally divided into two groups: the study of standing bodies of water such as lakes and...

Limnology (from Greek: Λίμνη limne, "lake"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is the division of hydrology that studies inland waters (both fresh and saline), including their biological, physical, chemical, geological and hydrological aspects....

In a period when government spending priorities are experiencing realignment, scientific research budgets are being squeezed, and the supply of trained scientists seems to exceed societal demand, Science and limnology by Frank H. Rigler and Robert H. Peters poses the questions: What are...

For much of the past decade, aquatic scientists in North America have decried the state of limnology and pondered its future. "W(h)ither Limnology?" by Jumars (1990. Limnology and Oceanography 35:1216-1218), with its dual meaning title, is typical of a series of articles and...

China's massive Yangtze river, a lifeline for tens of millions of people, is seriously polluted and the damage is almost irreversible, a state-run newspaper said Monday.More than 370 miles of the river are in critical condition and almost 30 percent of its major tributaries are...