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The study of limnology is critical for the survival of human populations and the preservation of global biodiversity. Inland waters provide indispensable resources, acting as the primary sources for drinking water, agricultural irrigation, hydroelectric power, and inland fisheries.
#Limnology #Biology #Chemistry #Physics #EarthSciences #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/cat06212602.html

Limnology: In-Depth Description

The primary goal of limnology is to understand the complex interactions between the physical, chemical, and biological components of these ecosystems.

Scientific Frontline Jun 17

Freshwater sediments host highly adapted microorganisms that consume substantial amounts of methane under oxygen-free conditions, preventing a significant portion of this potent greenhouse gas from reaching the atmosphere.
#Biogeochemistry #EnvironmentalMicrobiology #Limnology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/es06172601.html

Lakes, Wetlands & Methane Consumption

Microorganisms in lakes and wetlands consume methane efficiently using iron and sulfate. Learn how this process impacts global climate models.

Viktor Tóth May 29

My new study reveals that artificial water level stability is a chronic stressor for reeds. While high, managed water levels suppress photosynthetic capacity, natural fluctuations can increase reed biomass by up to 31%.
#LakeBalaton #Limnology #Phragmites #EcologicalIndicators
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X26003997

Warren Currie 🦠🦐May 17

Weekend #Plankton Factoid 🦠🦐
I spent the last week attending the joint ASLO - SIL conference (the two largest #limnology societies) in Montréal. There were many interesting talks, including a few on alpine lake systems. These are very cold, ice-covered for much of the year, with extreme adapted biota. The copepod Cyclops abyssorum tatricus amplifies genes to protect against cold and UV damage in these very clear lakes, with orange carotenoid pigments to protect against high UV. #science

Scientific Frontline May 13

Daphnia (water fleas) exhibit phenotypic plasticity by altering their physical structure—such as growing enlarged heads or defensive spines—in direct response to chemical signals emitted by nearby predators.
#ChemicalEcology #MolecularBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Limnology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/eco05132601.html

How Water Fleas Detect Their Predators

Discover how Daphnia utilize specific ionotropic chemoreceptors to detect predator chemical signals and trigger physical defenses in freshwater ecosys

TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨May 13

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: ❄️🧊 #Antarctica looks empty from above, but researchers find signs of #history and life hidden deep beneath the #ice.

Cleo Abram talks with scientists about subglacial #lakes and ice cores that act as a frozen timeline of our #atmosphere. The remote environments could help us understand how life might survive on icy moons like #Jupiter's #Europa.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/what-is-under-antarctica-vostok-video

#air #animals #astrobiology #biology #climate #climatechange #discoveries #earth #extremophiles #geography #geology #geothermal #glaciers #lasers #limnology #microbes #moons #mountains #mystery #science #snow #space #underground #virus #volcanoes #water #womeninstem #tksst #video

TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨May 12

❄️🧊 #Antarctica looks empty from above, but researchers find signs of #history and life hidden deep beneath the #ice.

Cleo Abram talks with scientists about subglacial #lakes and ice cores that act as a frozen timeline of our #atmosphere. The remote environments could help us understand how life might survive on icy moons like #Jupiter's #Europa.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/what-is-under-antarctica-vostok-video

#air #animals #astrobiology #biology #climate #climatechange #discoveries #earth #extremophiles #geography #geology #geothermal #glaciers #lasers #limnology #microbes #moons #mountains #mystery #science #snow #space #underground #virus #volcanoes #water #womeninstem #tksst #video

Scientific Frontline Apr 14

Microbes adapt to entirely new habitats—such as migrating from soil to freshwater lakes—by utilizing two divergent evolutionary pathways: expanding their genome to acquire new functional traits, or drastically reducing their genome to minimize resource dependency.
#EvolutionaryBiology #MicrobialEcology #Genomics #Limnology #Bioinformatics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/ebio04142601.html

How Soil Microbes Adapt to Life in Lakes

How do bacteria manage to conquer new environments? “This question remains largely unanswered

David Mayhood Apr 1

Data freaks, this is for you. Need long-term data on lakes? Well does IISD's Experimental Lakes Area have a deal for you!

https://www.iisd.org/ela/researchers/our-data/

#Lake #CanadianShield #LTER #Data #Limnology

Our Data | Biological, Environmental, Meteorological | IISD Experimental Lakes Area

Our data includes biological, environmental, and meteorological data to address important issues faced by global communities. Take a look at our metadata!

David Mayhood Feb 18

Well-deserved award and congratulations to a truly outstanding scientist.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/17/news/mohn-prize-canadian-john-smol?nih=EXNwKj-rVZTezkeaOTcIT182O02V3a4kWw813OkJmtE&utm_source=National+Observer&utm_campaign=721e15fd96-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_14_02_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cacd0f141f-721e15fd96-258642501

#Limnology #Environment #Science #Arctic #Canada