Lakes, Warwick F. Vincent
Lakes, Warwick F. Vincent
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Lakes
A Very Short Introduction

Author: Warwick F. Vincent

Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne

Unabridged: 4 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/18/2018

Synopsis

In this Very Short Introduction, Warwick Vincent outlines the essential features of lake environments and their biology, offering an up-to-date view of lake ecosystems. Vincent traces the origins of lake science (limnology) from the seminal work of Francois Forel on Lake Geneva at the edge of the Swiss Alps, to modern approaches such as environmental sensors, satellite observations, stable isotope analysis, and DNA-based technologies which are used to probe the microbial life support systems that lead from sunlight to fish. Drawing on varied case studies he considers the intimate relationship between humans and lakes, the value of lakes as indicators of environmental change, the impact of pollution, and our urgent need to improve the protection and management of these vitally important living resources via an integrated understanding of their ecology.

About Warwick F. Vincent

Warwick Vincent is professor of biology at Laval University in Quebec City, Canada, where he teaches limnology (lake science) and oceanography. He also holds the Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Ecosystem Studies and is former director of the interuniversity Centre for Northern Studies. He is especially known for his work on Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems, and much of his current research is on lakes, rivers, and coastal seas in the Canadian North. His books include Microbial Ecosystems of Antarctica and Polar Lakes and Rivers, with Johanna Laybourn-Parry. Dr. Vincent has received several awards and distinctions including the Ramon Margalef Award from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) for education at all levels, from graduate student training to public outreach. He is Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Scott on September 14, 2020

Haha I always have wanted to read every very short introduction. the first ones I read have all been about concepts. this is the first one I've read about something like physical or something. I learned about lakes and i'm excited to think about lakes. and read more very short introductions Secchi di......more

Goodreads review by ella on January 10, 2025

If you think I understood more than 20% of this, you're dead wrong. However, of the 20% I did understand, this was fascinating and weird. Nice!......more

Goodreads review by robin on March 01, 2025

Lakes In The Very Short Introductions Series There are so many wonderful things to learn. The Very Short Introduction series (VSI) of Oxford University Press offers the opportunity to study about many things in this world, both familiar and unfamiliar. I tend to know about humanistic and social studi......more

Goodreads review by Jason on June 18, 2020

More like A Very Short Graduate Course than a Very Short Introduction - I'm no geography slouch and this book made my head spin. Author is very smart and knows their stuff, but this book needed to be at 45 rpm, not 78 rpm.......more

Goodreads review by Audrey on May 05, 2022

Really good. I like that these books (Very Short Introductions) take a humanities, and specifically historical approach even to STEM subjects.......more

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