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limnologist

American  
[lim-nahl-uhj-ist] / lɪmˈnɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

  • limnologists
    plural
  1. a person with expertise in limnology.


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“Kivu has a complicated vertical structure,” Sergei Katsev, a limnologist at University of Minnesota Duluth, explains.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 18, 2024

Algae are a natural part of a lake’s ecosystem, feeding fish and insects at the bottom of the food chain, said Rachael Gravon, a King County limnologist who studies algae and phytoplankton in lakes.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023

Changing methods would alter the continuity of the record, said John Magnuson, a retired UW-Madison limnologist who has studied centuries of lake ice records.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 23, 2020

Universities are barely getting by,” says John Smol, a limnologist at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

From Nature ● Aug. 22, 2012

John Downing, a biogeochemist and limnologist at Iowa State University, said structural issues were also to blame.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2011

But to limnologists, Mr. Reuter said, even more worrisome is the unknown that could threaten Lake Tahoe.

From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2012

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