Limnology zoologist) and Einar Naumann (a Swedish botanist) co-founded the International Society of Limnology (SIL, from Societas Internationalis Limnologiae). Forel's original definition of limnology, "the oceanography of lakes", was expanded to encompass the study of all inland waters, and influenced Benedykt Dybowski's work on Lake Baikal. Prominent early American limnologists included G. Evelyn Hutchinson, Ed Deevey, E. A. Birge, and C. Juday. Physical properties of aquatic ecosystems are determined by a combination of heat, currents, waves and other seasonal distributions of environmental conditions. The morphometry of a body of water depends on the type of feature (such as a lake, river,
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