ABSTRACT
Limnology as all ecological sciences is an inclusive science, incorporating into the studies of ecological dynamics of lakes, rivers, reservoirs, wetlands, and ponds the physical, chemical, and biological data. One of the most important developments to enhance the role of limnology in the integrated water management is the building up of capacity to promote predictions and to provide a basis to build predictive models. The changes in engineering projects for reservoirs taking into account limnological data are examples of the use of limnology in the design and operation of reservoirs. The evaluation of recovery costs of lakes, rivers, and reservoirs can also require considerable inputs of limnological data when the desirable water quality of the freshwater ecosystem is based on limnological information. Limnology can have a strong role on science education and education of general public, since public participation is one of the bottlenecks to the improvement of inland water correction and recovery.
