作者简介：

[瑞典] 布朗马克 (Christer Bronmark) [瑞典] 汉森 (Lars-Anders Hansson)

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

译者简介：

韩博平，博士，暨南大学教授、博士生导师，水生生物学国家重点学科带头人，生态学系主任，水生生物学研究所所长。主要以水库为对象进行淡水生态学研究。担任Hydrobiologia（《水生生物学》）asoctate editor、《湖泊科学》副主编等。发表学术论文60余篇（sc1收录）出版著作7部。1999年获广东省自然科学二等奖，2008年获“大禹水利科学技术奖”。

吴庆龙，博士，中国科学院南京地理与湖泊研究所研究员，主要从事湖泊环境生态学、微生物生态学及恢复生态学等方面的基础和应用研究，2012年获国家杰出青年基金资助。主持“973”项目、国家自然科学基金项目等多项。合作出版专著2部，发表论文50余篇。曾获得农业部和中国科学院科技进步二等奖各一项。

林秋奇，博士，暨南大学生态学系副研究员。主要从事水库生态学和浮游动物分类的研究和教学工作。先后主持国家自然科学基金项目、教育部博士点基金项目，“973”项目专题等。发表学术论文50篇。2008年获得“大禹水利科学技术奖”。

'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.