Screen LibraryThe environment：science, issues, and solutions
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CRC Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Boca Raton |
| Publication Dates: | c2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxi, 619 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780849373879 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0849373875 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | X |
| CLC: | X |
| Call Number: | X/W176 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. The environment and the nature of scientific enquiry -- Biosphere and the science of ecology -- Atmosphere, climate, and organisms -- The soil environment -- The aquatic environment -- Biogeochemical cycling of materials -- Energy flows and ecosystem productivity -- Population ecology -- Community ecology and succession -- Biomes : the major ecosystems of the world -- Human population growth -- Land use : agriculture -- Land use : forest resources -- Land use : mining for mineral and coal resources -- Land use : urbanization and transportation -- Water resources : quantity and quality ... |