Meaning & use
limnology
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The scientific study of lakes, ponds, rivers, and other inland bodies of fresh water.
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Her limnology research focused on oxygen levels in alpine lakes.
Limnology combines biology, chemistry, and geology to understand freshwater ecosystems.
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A specialized branch of ecology; related to but distinct from oceanography, which studies saltwater seas and oceans.
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