Environmental science : Working with the Earth
Material type: TextPublication details: Pacific Grove, CA : Brooks/Cole, c2003Edition: 9th edDescription: xxi, 542, 43 pages : col. ill., col. maps ; 1 CD-ROMISBN: 9780534420390; 0534420397; 0534389872 (pbk)Subject(s): Environmental sciences | Human ecology | Environmental protectionDDC classification: 363.7Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Humans and sustainability : an overview. Environmental problems, their causes, and sustainability --
Environmental economics, politics, and worldviews --
Part II. Scientific principles and concepts. Science, systems, matter, and energy --
Ecosystems : components, energy flow, and matter cycling --
Evolution and biodiversity : origins, niches, and adaptation --
Climate, terrestrial biodiversity, and aquatic biodiversity --
Community ecology : structure, species interactions, succession, and sustainability --
Population dynamics, carrying capacity, and conservation biology --
Geology : processes, minerals, hazards, and soils --
Risk, toxicology, and human health --
Part III. Population, resources, and sustainability. The human population : growth and distribution --
Air and air pollution --
Climate change and ozone loss --
Water resources and water pollution --
Solid and hazardous waste --
Part IV. Sustaining biodiversity. Food resources --
Sustaining terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity : the ecosystem approach --
Sustaining wild species --
Part V. Energy resources. Nonrenewable energy resources --
Energy efficiency and renewable energy.
This title covers developments in environmental science and environmental science education. The student CD-ROM integrates nearly 100 animations and interactions with chapter summaries, flashcards and web-based quizzes.
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