RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT OF LAKES AND RESERVOIRS

In this textbook of applied limnology, updated to reflect changes in the field since the publication of the last edition a decade ago, authors Cooke (Kent State U.), Welch (U. of Washington), Peterson (US Environmental Protection Agency), and Nichols (U. of Wisconsin) describe the process of eutrophication in fresh water resources, outline methods for developing a pre-management and restoration diagnosis-feasibility study, and provide descriptions of scientifically sound management and restoration methods. After an introductory overview, they present sections covering algal biomass control techniques directed toward control of plankton algae, macrophyte biomass control, and multiple benefit treatments. Each of the 20 chapters in these sections includes an introduction to the scientific basis of the problem, a description of the method's procedures, and case studies.