Freshwater Ecosystems: Revitalizing Educational Programs in Limnology (1996)
Chapter: Appendix B: Where Are the Limnologists? Surveys of Professional Societies and Journals
TABLE B-1 Demographics of Professional Societies Including Limnologists in Their Membership
| ASLO | NALMS | NABS | SWS | IAGLR | ESA |
Total number of members | 4,000 | 2,500 | 1,873 | 3,500 | 1,075 | 7,400 |
Student members (percent of total membership) | 25 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 13 |
Final degree (percent): |
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Ph.D. | 88a | 15 | 39 | na | 52 | 79 |
M.S./M.A. | 10 | nab | 43 | na | 29 | na |
B.S./B.A. | 2 | na | 17 | na | 15 | na |
Other |
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Gender distribution (percent): |
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Male | 77 | na | na | na | na | 77 |
Female | 23 | na | na | na | na | 23 |
Employment distribution (percent): |
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Academia | na | 10 | 49 | 11 | na | 61 |
Government | na | 22 | 34 | 25 | na | 18 |
Private sector | na | 15 | 17 | 41 | na | 18 |
NOTE: ALSO, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; NALMS, North American Lake Management Society; NABS, North American Benthological Society; SWS, Society of Wetland Scientists; IAGLR, International Association for Great Lakes Research; ESA, Ecological Society of America. a 21 percent of ASLO members did not indicate their highest degree; these figures represent those who did indicate their education level. b "na" indicates that this information is not available from the professional society. | ||||||
TABLE B-2 Home Institutions of American Limnologists Publishing in Selected Limnological Journals
