作者簡介：

[瑞典] 布朗馬剋 (Christer Bronmark) [瑞典] 漢森 (Lars-Anders Hansson)

Christer Brönmark, Department of Ecology, Lund University, and Lars-And ers Hansson, Department of Ecology, Lund University.

譯者簡介：

韓博平，博士，暨南大學教授、博士生導師，水生生物學國傢重點學科帶頭人，生態學係主任，水生生物學研究所所長。主要以水庫為對象進行淡水生態學研究。擔任Hydrobiologia（《水生生物學》）asoctate editor、《湖泊科學》副主編等。發錶學術論文60餘篇（sc1收錄）齣版著作7部。1999年獲廣東省自然科學二等奬，2008年獲“大禹水利科學技術奬”。

吳慶龍，博士，中國科學院南京地理與湖泊研究所研究員，主要從事湖泊環境生態學、微生物生態學及恢復生態學等方麵的基礎和應用研究，2012年獲國傢傑齣青年基金資助。主持“973”項目、國傢自然科學基金項目等多項。閤作齣版專著2部，發錶論文50餘篇。曾獲得農業部和中國科學院科技進步二等奬各一項。

林鞦奇，博士，暨南大學生態學係副研究員。主要從事水庫生態學和浮遊動物分類的研究和教學工作。先後主持國傢自然科學基金項目、教育部博士點基金項目，“973”項目專題等。發錶學術論文50篇。2008年獲得“大禹水利科學技術奬”。

'his concise yet comprehensive introduction to the biology of standing waters (lakes and ponds) combines traditional limnology with current ecological and evolutionary theory. It integrates the effects of abiotic constraints and biotic interactions at both the population and community level, allowing the reader to understand how the distribution and success of different organisms in this freshwater habitat can be explained and predicted. The book is focused on temperate lakes and ponds, drawing on examples from polar and tropical systems to provide a broader context. The Biology of Lakes and Ponds, now in its second edition, will be a valuable text for university tuition. However, its lucid explanations and descriptions of adaptation, dominance, dispersal, and succession of organisms, as well as the effects of abiotic factors, predation, and competition, ensure its relevance and use to a broad audience of biologists and naturalists with an interest in freshwater ecology.