Dedicated to three scientists who shaped and supported ecological research at 

 Barrow, Alaska, during the !950s and 1960s: Max Britton, Max Brewer, and 

 Frank Pitelka. 



Copyright © 1980 by The Institute of Ecology 

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Hobbie, John E. 



Limnology of tundra ponds, Barrow, Alaska. 



(U.S./ IBP synthesis series ; v. 13) 



Bibliography: p. 



Includes indexes. 



1. Limnology — Alaska — Barrow. 2. Pond ecology — Alaska — Barrow. 

 3. Tundra ecology — Alaska — Barrow. I. Hobbie, John E. II. Series. 

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