Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FOREWORD xiii
4. PREFACE 1
5. ELEMENTS OF LIMNOLOGY AS ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MICROORGANISMS IN LAKES 2
6. PRINCIPLES OF THE MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE LIVING CELL 58
7. DISTRIBUTION OF BACTERIA IN LAKES 116
8. TRANSFORMATIONS OF ORGANIC MATTER IN LAKES 148
9. MICROBIOLOGICAL PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH OXYGEN DYNAMICS IN WATER BODIES 227
10. THE NITROGEN CYCLE IN LAKES 259
11. THE SULFUR CYCLE IN LAKES 300
12. THE IRON AND MANGANESE CYCLES IN LAKES 365
13. THE PHOSPHORUS CYCLE IN LAKES 408
14. DEPOSITION OF CALCIUM CARBONATE IN LAKES 424
15. CONCLUSION 437
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 440