Polar Lakes and Rivers - Limnology of Arctic and Antarctic Aquatic Ecosystems

Preface 1. Introduction to the limnology of high latitude lake and river ecosystems 2. Origin and geomorphology of lakes in the Polar Regions 3. High latitude palaeolimnology 4. The physical limnology of high latitude lakes 5. High latitude rivers and streams 6. Ice-based freshwater ecosystems 7. Antarctic subglacial water: origin, evolution and ecology 8. Biogeochemical processes in high latitude lakes and rivers 9. Phytoplankton and primary production 10. Benthic primary production in polar lakes and rivers 11. Heterotrophic microbial processes in polar lakes 12. Microbial biodiversity and biogeography 13. Zooplankton and zoobenthos in high-latitude water bodies 14. Fish in high latitude Arctic lakes 15. Food web relationships and community structures in high latitude lakes 16. Direct human impacts on high latitude lakes and rivers 17. Future directions in polar limnology Glossary Index