Fellow of the AAAS Robert George Wetzel (16 August 1936 – 18 April 2005) was an American limnologist and ecologist, a specialist in freshwater ecology, chemistry, and environmental protection.
[1] Wetzel served as the general secretary and treasurer of the International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology for 37 years in addition to his tenure as president of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (1980-1981).
In 2001 he joined the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and there became the William R. Kenan Jr.
[1] Wetzel authored at least 20 books and over 400 peer-reviewed articles in his scientific career, including the authoritative textbook "Limnology : lake and river ecosystems".
This latter edition has been deemed his "masterpiece",[3] an "established classic text",[5] and "an amazing contribution".