International Society of Limnology

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The International Society of Limnology , abbreviated to SIL , based on the original name Societas Internationalis Limnologiae Theoreticae et Applicatae , is an international specialist society founded in 1922 by the German August Thienemann and the Swede Einar Naumann, which focuses on limnology and the management of inland water ecosystems ( Lakes, rivers, etc.). Its previous name and abbreviation in German-speaking countries was, in addition to the above-mentioned Latin form, the German form International Association for Theoretical and Applied Limnology (IVL) ; in the Anglo-Saxon field it was referred to as the International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology .

The society currently (2008) has around 2800 members. The SIL publishes the following scientific publications:

  • The scientific journal Fundamental and Applied Limnology , E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung - Science Publishers, ISSN  1863-9135 ; Until December 31, 2006 the journal was entitled Archive for Hydrobiology , which it still bears as a middle name today
  • The SIL Occasional Publications , formerly called Communications , an irregular series of publications on individual topics
  • Limnology in Developing Countries , a series of books
  • The Congress Proceedings , which still bear the historical name Negotiations, International Association for Theoretical and Applied Limnology

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary, the tradition-conscious society held an anniversary symposium in Germany (in Kiel) in 1972; the 75th anniversary was celebrated in 1997 in Frankfurt am Main in the presence of the long-time Secretary General of SIL, Robert G. Wetzel . The annual meetings traditionally take place every three years, most recently in Melbourne (Australia, 2001), Lahti (Finland, 2004), Montréal (Canada, 2007), Cape Town (South Africa, 2010) and Budapest (Hungary, 2013). Their highest distinction, the Naumann-Thienemann Medal, is awarded on them.

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