Environmental science / by James Dauray, MEd.

By: Dauray, James [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Idiot's guidesPublisher: New York : Alpha, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: xvii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781615642953Subject(s): Ecology | Environmental sciencesDDC classification: 363.7
Contents:
The basics of environmental science. The big picture ; Environmental history ; Scientific principles -- The biosphere. How species evolve and interact ; Population dynamics in nature ; Biomes: ecosystems on land ; Aquatic ecosystems ; The movement of energy and matter -- Meeting human needs. The human population ; Environmental economics ; Plant agriculture ; Animal agriculture ; Fishing and aquaculture -- A look at energy. Fossil fuels ; Nuclear energy ; Renewable energy -- Consequences. Human health and environmental diseases ; Water pollution ; Air pollution ; The greenhouse effect ; Anthropogenic climate change ; Waste -- Hope for the future. Reducing energy consumption ; Sustainable land use.
Summary: Encompassing ecology, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, atmospheric science, and geography, environmental science can be an intimidating subject to study. Dauray provides easy-to-follow lessons on the most important concepts and issues in the field.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
wnor- Book Northam
Northam Adult Nonfiction 		363.7 DAU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31111057401604

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The basics of environmental science. The big picture ; Environmental history ; Scientific principles -- The biosphere. How species evolve and interact ; Population dynamics in nature ; Biomes: ecosystems on land ; Aquatic ecosystems ; The movement of energy and matter -- Meeting human needs. The human population ; Environmental economics ; Plant agriculture ; Animal agriculture ; Fishing and aquaculture -- A look at energy. Fossil fuels ; Nuclear energy ; Renewable energy -- Consequences. Human health and environmental diseases ; Water pollution ; Air pollution ; The greenhouse effect ; Anthropogenic climate change ; Waste -- Hope for the future. Reducing energy consumption ; Sustainable land use.

Encompassing ecology, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, atmospheric science, and geography, environmental science can be an intimidating subject to study. Dauray provides easy-to-follow lessons on the most important concepts and issues in the field.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.