Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:Introduction -- Basic limnology -- Lake and reservoir diagnosis and evaluation -- Selection of lake restoration alternatives -- Guidelines for choosing lake restoration alternatives -- Algal biomass control techniques directed toward control of plankton algae -- Lake and reservoir response to diversion and advanced waste water treatment -- Lake and reservoir protection from non-point pollution -- Dilution and flushing -- Hypolimnetic withdrawal -- phosphorus inactivation and sediment oxidation -- Biomanipulation -- Copper sulfate -- Macrophyte biomass control -- Plant community restoration -- Water level drawdown -- Preventive,manual and mechanical methods -- Sediment covers and surface -- Chemical controls -- Phytophagous insects,fish,and biological controls -- Multiple benefit treatments -- Hypolimnents aeration and oxygenation -- Artificial circulation -- Sediment removal.