The environment : science, issues, and solutions /: science, issues, and solutions. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mohan K. Wali, Fatih Evrendilek, M. Siobhan Fennessy.
• Other Names: Wali, Mohan K; Evrendilek, Fatih; Fennessy, M. Siobhan
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 619 pages), illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
• Subjects: 363.7; Environmental education; Environmental sciences -- Study and teaching (Higher); Interdisciplinary research; Environmental education; Environmental sciences -- Study and teaching (Higher); Interdisciplinary research
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420007336; 1420007335
• Related ISBNs: 9780849373879; 0849373875
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.