What is Limnology?- Check Important Features

The term ‘Limnology’ is the study of inland water bodies and different aspects. It has arrived from the Ancient Greek word ‘Limne’ which means lakes or ponds. Limnologists are freshwater ecologists, Physical, Chemical, and Engineering Limnologists who all participate in this branch of Science. Unlike Limnology, Oceanography is the study of Oceans. Limnology covers Lakes, ponds, reservoirs, streams, and rivers whereas Oceanography covers the open sea.

François-Alphonse Forel (1841-1912), a Swiss scientist, established the field of limnology with his studies of Lake Geneva. Forel is considered the “founder of limnology.” the Limnological Society of America.
Another major figure in limnology is George Evelyn Hutchinson (1903-1991), a British-American zoologist who is known for his studies of freshwater lakes and considered the “father of modern limnology.” He was born and educated in England, but gained fame at Yale University, where he joined the faculty in 1928. His illustrious career at Yale lasted for forty-three years, and he became a US citizen in 1941.

George Evelyn Hutchinson
François-Alphonse Forel


The following are the organizations of Study of Limnology:-

  • Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
  • Australian Society for Limnology
  • European Society of Limnology and Oceanography
  • German Society of Limnology Retrieved November 12, 2007.
  • Italian Association for Oceanology and Limnology (AIOL)
  • The Japanese Society of Limnology
  • Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL)
  • Brazilian Society of Limnology
  • New Zealand freshwater Sciences society
  • Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists
  • Society of Wetland Scientists Retrieved November 12, 2007.

The following are the Journals:-

  • Limnology and Oceanography Retrieved November 12, 2007.
  • Journal of Coastal Research Retrieved November 12, 2007.
  • Freshwater Biology Retrieved November 12, 2007.
  • River Research and Applications Retrieved November 12, 2007.
  • Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Retrieved November 12, 2007.
  • Advances in Limnology
  • Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology
  • Journal of Limnology
  • Limnologica
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