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Record Nr.

UNINA9910586559903321

Autore

Huggett Richard J

Titolo

Environmental change : the evolving ecosphere / / Richard John Huggett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 1997

ISBN

1-134-76003-5

1-280-03119-0

0-203-28106-3

0-203-44012-9

1-134-76002-7

9786610031191

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 p.)

Disciplina

550

Soggetti

Climatic changes

Atmosphere

Ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; COLOUR PLATES; BLACK-AND-WHITE PLATES; FIGURES; TABLES; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCING ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; 2 COSMOSPHERE; 3 LITHOSPHERE AND BARYSPHERE; 4 ATMOSPHERE; 5 HYDROSPHERE; 6 PEDOSPHERE; 7 TOPOSPHERE; 8 BIOSPHERE AND ECOSPHERE; 9 ENVIRONMENTAL EVOLUTION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Huggett presents an introductory exploration of past, present and future change in the environment . Exploring rates and directions of change, introduces the interdependent parts of the natural environment.