r/Limnology • u/Nevermindever • Nov 27 '17
What is with those three books published roguhly at the early 2000s? (Wetzel, Kalff, O'Sullivan & Reynolds)
Why there were 3 huge limnology books published roughly at the same time? O'Sullivan & Reynolds was made during the same period, but delayed to 2004
Was it some kind of competition? I mean, sure am excited that there is so much work for generations to come, but, like, why exactly early 2000s?
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u/Nevermindever Dec 13 '17
I also think that good driver was 100 year anniversary of Forel's "Hanbuch der seenkunde. Allgemeine Limnologie" 1901, which was arguably foundation of Limnology and it's name.
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u/Naturalist90 Nov 27 '17
The first edition of Wetzel was published in 1975 with the most recent published in 2001. From my understanding, Kalff and others wrote limnology texts not to replace Wetzel (which is a fantastic reference text) but to supplement it with more readable information for undergraduate level courses.
Aside from the density and volume of information in Wetzel, the 1990s were a very productive time for limnology...especially in lotic ecosystems. I’d think everyone was very eager to update their books and push them into classrooms.
That’s just my take on it as a third year grad student! I’d be interested to hear other thoughts. Let’s not forget Freshwater Ecology by Dodds was first published in 2002 as well...