Limnology global inland waters as part of the Earth System created a sub-discipline called global limnology. This approach considers the role of inland aquatic ecosystems in carbon cycling. Limnology is closely related to aquatic ecology and hydrobiology, which study aquatic organisms and their interactions with the abiotic (non-living) environment. While limnology has substantial overlap with freshwater-focused disciplines (e.g., freshwater biology), it also includes the study of inland salt lakes. The term limnology was coined by François-Alphonse Forel (1841–1912) who established the field with his studies of Lake Geneva. Interest in the discipline rapidly expanded, and in 1922 August Thienemann (a German
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography in outreach and public affairs related to the aquatic sciences and related fields, ASLO has a Public Affairs Office. ASLO is governed by an elected Board of Directors, which includes 2 student members with full voting privileges. ASLO offers its members many benefits and provides information to the general public and educators as well. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography gives out the following awards: Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Initiated in 1947, the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), formerly known as the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, is a