(eBook PDF) Essential Environment: The Science behind the Stories 5th Edition – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 0321984579
- ISBN-13 : 978-0321984579
- Author: Jay H. Withgott, Matthew M. Laposata
Essential Environment: The Science behind the Stories, Fifth Edition engages students using current, integrated case studies that provide a context for understanding science and environmental concerns in a brief, 18-chapter text. Jay Withgott and Matt Laposata present the latest understanding of environmental science along with expanded FAQ discussions that address common student misconceptions and with new Data Analysis questions that build quantitative literacy.
Table contents:
1 An Introduction to Environmental Science
2 Environmental Economics and Environmental Policy
3 Environmental Systems: chemistry, energy, and ecosystems
4 Evolution, Biodiversity, and Population Ecology
5 Species Interactions and Community Ecology \
6 Human Population
7 Soil and Agriculture and Future food
8 Biodiversity and conservation biology
9 Cities, forests, and Parks: Land Use and Resource Management
10 Environmental health and Toxicology
11 Geology Minerals and Mining
12 Fresh Water, Oceans, and Coasts: systems, resources and conservation
13 Atmospheric Science and Pollution
14 Global Climate change
15 Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation
16 Renewable energy alternatives
17 Waste management
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