Environmental science : ecology and human impact / Leonard Bernstein, Alan Wrinkler, Linda Zierdt-Warshaw
Publication details: Menlo Park : Addison-Wesley, c1995Description: xii, 452 p. : col.ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 0201863413
- 9780201863413
- 22 333.2 BER
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CONTENTS
PART 1: PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY
UNIT 1: STUDYING EARTH
Chapter 1: planet earth
Parts of earth
Earth's land and water
The air
E.tc
Chapter 2: Methods of science
The nature of science
Skills and methods
Environmental science
Chapter 3: Change in the biosphere
The changing environment
Need of organisms
The ecosystem
UNIT 2: ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
Chapter 4: Matter and energy in the ecosystem
Roles of living things
Ecosystem structure
Energy in the ecosystem
Chemical cycles
Chapter 5: Interactions in the ecosystem
Habitats and niches
Evolution and adaptation
Chapter 6: Ecosystem balance
Relations in the ecosystem
Ecosystem succession
Balance in the ecosystem
Land biomes
UNIT 3: BIOMES
Chapter 7: Desert and tundra biomes
Deserts
Formation of deserts
Tundra
Chapter 8: Grassland biomes
Grasslands
Steppers and prairies
Savannas
Chapter 9: Forest biomes
Coniferous forests
Deciduous forests
Rain forests
E.tc
Chapter 10: Freshwater biomes
Aquatic biomes
Standing-water ecosystems
Flowing water
Chapter 11: The marine biome
The world ocean
Neritic zones
Intertidal zones
PART II: PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
UNIT 4: PEOPLE IN THE GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM
Chapter 12: People and their needs
A portrait of earth
Human societies
Sustainable development
Chapter 13: Human population
History of the human population
Growth and changing needs
Challenges of overpopulation
Chapter 14: Feeding the world
Human nutrition
World food supply
Modern farming techniques
UNIT 5: ENERGY RESOURCES
Chapter 15: Organic fuels
The need for energy
Coal
Petroleum and natural gas
Other organic fuels
Chapter 16: Nuclear energy
Atoms and radioactivity
Reactions and reactors
Radioactive waste
Chapter 17: Solar and alternative energies
Solar energy
Hydroelectric energy
Wind energy
Geothermal energy and nuclear fusion
UNIT 6: LAND AND WATER RESOURCES
Chapter 18: Minerals and soils
Minerals and their uses
Obtaining minerals
Soil and its formation
Soil mismanagement
Chapter 19: land pollution
Solid wastes
Hazardous wastes
Topsoil erosion
Controlling land pollution
Chapter 20: Water
Uses for water
Water resources
Water treatment
Chapter 21: Water pollution
The water pollution problem
Chemical pollutants
Radioactivity and thermal pollution
Controlling water pollution
Chapter 22: Air and noise pollution
The air pollution problem
Air pollution and living things
Global effects of air pollution
Controlling air pollution
Noise pollution
UNIT 7: MANAGING HUMAN IMPACT
Chapter 23: Habitat destruction
Loss of biodiversity
Humans and habitats
Importance of biodiversity
Controlling habitat destruction
Chapter 24: Toward a sustainable future
Conservation
Recycling
Conserving biodiversity
Chapter 25: Protecting the environment
Global ecosystem
Local policies
Federal policies
International policies
Includes index
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