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Limnology is a scientific journal published three times a year, in January, April, and August, by Springer in association with the Japanese Society of Limnology. The editors welcome original scientific contributions on physical, chemical, biological, or related research, including environmental issues, on any aspect of basic, theoretical, or applied limnology that present significant findings for the community of scholars. The journal publishes Rapid communications, Research papers, Review articles, Asia/Oceania reports, and Comments.

The aims and scope of Limnology are to publish scientific and/or technical papers in limnological sciences, to serve as a platform for information dissemination among scientists and practitioners, to enhance international links, and to contribute to the development of limnology.

Editor-in-Chief
Ichiro TAYASU, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan

Managing Editor
Kohei YOSHIYAMA, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Associate Editors
Luz BOYERO, University of the Basque Country, Spain
Camilla CAPELLI, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland
Giovanna FLAIM, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy
Nobuhide FUJITAKE, Kobe University, Japan
Mitsuru HIROTA, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Yoshikuni HODOKI, Kyoto University, Japan
Akio IMAI, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Yuichi IWASAKI, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Tomoya IWATA, University of Yamanashi, Japan
Giri R. KATTEL, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Daisuke KITAZAWA, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Jamie M. KNEITEL, California State University Sacramento, USA
Eric R. LARSON, University of Illinois, USA
Wataru MAKINO, Tohoku University, Japan
Masahiro MARUO, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Jorge GARCÍA MOLINOS, Hokkaido University, Japan
Marianne MOORE, Wellesley College, USA
Roger P. MORMUL, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brazil
Kunihiro OKANO, Akita Prefectural University, Japan
Takeo ONISHI, Gifu University, Japan
Takuya SATO, Kobe University, Japan
Rich SHEIBLEY, U.S. Geological Survey, USA
Elly SPIJKERMAN, University of Potsdam, Germany
Yuko SUGIYAMA, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan
Teruhiko TAKAHARA, Shimane University, Japan
Hiroyuki TAKASU, Nagasaki University, Japan
Koji TOJO, Shinshu University, Japan
Hiromi Uno, Kyoto University, Japan
Hidekatsu YAMAZAKI, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
Haw YEN, Texas A&M University, USA
Mingbo YIN, Fudan University, China

Japanese Translators
Kenji OKUBO, Okayama University, Japan
Hidenobu KUNII, Shimane University, Japan
Takejiro TAKAMATSU
Kenzi TAKAMURA, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

Editorial Advisors
Noriko TAKAMURA, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Nisikawa USIO, Kanazawa University, Japan