Environmental Science : Earth As a Living Planet: Student Review Guide and Internet Companion

by Botkin, Daniel B.; Keller, Edward A.

• ISBN13: 9780471362739
• ISBN10: 0471362735
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Table of Contents

Basic Issues in Environmental Sciences	1	(8)
Thinking Critically About the Environment	9	(8)
Systems and Change	17	(6)
The Biogeochemical Cycles	23	(8)
The Human Population as an Environmental Problem	31	(10)
Ecosystems and Ecological Communities	41	(10)
Biological Diversity and Biogeography	51	(14)
Biological Productivity and Energy Flow	65	(10)
Succession and Restoration: How Ecosystems Respond to Disturbance	75	(10)
World Food Supply	85	(8)
Effects of Agriculture on the Environment	93	(8)
Wild Living Resources: Plentiful and Endangered	101	(10)
Landscapes and Seascapes	111	(10)
Environmental Health and Toxicology	121	(10)
Energy: Some Basics	131	(8)
Fossil Fuels and the Environment	139	(8)
Alternative Energy and the Environment	147	(10)
Nuclear Energy and the Environment	157	(8)
Water Supply, Use, and Management	165	(10)
Water Pollution and Treatment	175	(8)
The Atmosphere, Climate, and Global Warming	183	(8)
Air Pollution	191	(8)
Indoor Air Pollution	199	(6)
Ozone Depletion	205	(6)
Environmental Economics	211	(10)
Urban Environments	221	(8)
Waste Management	229	(8)
Minerals and the Environment	237	(8)
Environmental Impact and Planning	245	(8)
Integrating Values and Knowledge	253