The 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 |
Contents: |
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 ... |