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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPrologue The Importance of Inland Waters Water as a Substance Rivers and Lakes - Their Distribution, Origins, and Forms Hydrological Systems Light in Inland Waters Fate of Heat Water Movements Structure and Productivity of Aquatic Ecosystems Water as a Chemical Environment Oxygen Salinity and Ionic Composition of Inland Waters The Inorganic Carbon Complex The Nitrogen Cycle The Phosphorus Cycle Other Important Elements Algae and Cyanobacteria Communities Ecology of Algae and Cyanobacteria (Phytoplankton) Zooplankton Communities: Diversity in Time and Space Ecology and Functioning of Zooplankton Communities Benthic Animals Fish Pelagic Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses Freshwater Plants Benthic Algae and Cyanobacteria of the Littoral Zone Shallow Lakes and Ponds Sediments and Microbiomes Organic Carbon Cycling and Ecosystem Metabolism Wetlands Paleolimnology: Approaches and Applications Inland Waters: The Future of Limnology is Interdisciplinary, Collaborative, Inclusive, and Global