عنوان

The environment :

(Number (ISBN

0849373875 (hardcover : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

9780849373879 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Title Proper

The environment :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

science, issues, and solutions /

First Statement of Responsibility

Mohan K. Wali, Fatih Evrendilek, M. Siobhan Fennessy.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxi, 619 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ;

Dimensions

29 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

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 -- Fuel energy -- Air quality and stratospheric ozone -- The greenhouse effect and climate change -- Biological diversity loss and the march of invasive species -- Environmental policy and law -- Economic systems, growth, and development -- Environmental management -- Restoration of disturbed ecosystems -- Conservation of biological diversity and natural resources -- Sustainable development.

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Title

Environment.

Environmental education.

Environmental sciences-- Study and teaching (Higher)

Interdisciplinary research.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Wali, Mohan K.

Evrendilek, Fatih.

Fennessy, M. Siobhan.

Date of Transaction

20130318033227.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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