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Descriptor in English: Limnology
Descriptor in Spanish: Limnología
Descriptor in Portuguese: Limnologia
Descriptor in French: Limnologie
Tree number(s): H01.277.625
SP4.016.132.553.924
Scope note: The study of the physical, chemical, hydrological, and biological aspects of fresh water bodies. (EPA Terms of Environment: Glossary, Abbreviations and Acronyms [Internet] US Environmental Protection Agency [cited 2008 Sep 25] available from http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/aterms.html)
Annotation: use for the discipline (education, history, etc) only
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
History Note: 2010
See also the descriptors: Coastal Lagoon DeCS
Hydrobiology MeSH
Hydrology MeSH
Lake Water Collection DeCS
Lakes and Impoundings Pollution DeCS
Oceanography MeSH
DeCS UI: 25347
Descriptor UI: D055994
Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Limnology - Preferred
Concept UI M0525394
Scope note The study of the physical, chemical, hydrological, and biological aspects of fresh water bodies. (EPA Terms of Environment: Glossary, Abbreviations and Acronyms [Internet] US Environmental Protection Agency [cited 2008 Sep 25] available from http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/aterms.html)
Preferred term Limnology



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