Preface: Perspectives on progress in ornitholimnology

Abstract

An introduction to papers presented in this volume is given describing the topics of interest dealt with in this special issue in the context of past and recent articles published on aquatic birds and limnology. Lack of holistic approach is observed in this review, while it is observed that most studies deal with community ecology, environmental factors regulating bird population distribution through space and time, and their management. However, the holistic approach taking into account interactions between different trophic levels and human regulations, and further studies relating ornitholimnology to global changes are not well enough represented in the literature. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.