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
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ASLO |
NALMS |
NABS |
SWS |
IAGLR |
ESA |
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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 |
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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 |
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Other |
|
|
1 |
|
4 |
|
|
Gender distribution (percent): |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
77 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
77 |
|
Female |
23 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
23 |
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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 |
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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. |
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TABLE B-2 Home Institutions of American Limnologists Publishing in Selected Limnological Journals
