LEADER 04066nam 2200637I 450 001 9910828391503321 005 20230721042354.0 010 $a0-429-18888-9 010 $a1-4200-0733-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000391020 035 $a(EBL)1446687 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001458604 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12559888 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001458604 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11451917 035 $a(PQKB)10602081 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1446687 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1446687 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11166090 035 $a(OCoLC)908077672 035 $a(OCoLC)743384343 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB140622 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000391020 100 $a20180611d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe environment $escience, issues, and solutions /$fby Mohan K. Wali, Fatih Evrendilek and M. Siobhan Fennessy 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aBoca Raton, FL :$cCRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis,$d2009. 215 $a1 online resource (644 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8493-7387-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Authors; International System of Units (SI); Section A: Ecosystem Structure and Function; Chapter 1. The Environment and the Nature of Scientific Enquiry; Chapter 2. Biosphere and the Science of Ecology; Chapter 3. Atmosphere, Climate, and Organisms; Chapter 4. The Soil Environment; Chapter 5. The Aquatic Environment; Chapter 6. Biogeochemical Cycling of Materials; Chapter 7. Energy Flows and Ecosystem Productivity; Chapter 8. Population Ecology; Chapter 9. Community Ecology and Succession 327 $aChapter 10. Biomes-the Major Ecosystems of the WorldSection B: Contemporary Environmental Issues; Chapter 11. Human Population Growth; Chapter 12. Land Use-Agriculture; Chapter 13. Land Ue-Forest Resources; Chapter 14. Land-Use Mining for Mineral and Coal Resources; Chapter 15. Land Use-Urbanization and Transportation; Chapter 16. Water Resources-Quantity and Quality; Chapter 17. Fuel Energy; Chapter 18. Air Quality and Stratospheric Ozone; Chapter 19. The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change; Chapter 20. Biological Diversity Loss and the March of Invasive Species 327 $aSection C: Seeking SolutionsChapter 21. Environmental Policy and Law; Chapter 22. Economic Systems, Growth, and Development; Chapter 23. Environmental Management; Chapter 24. Restoration of Disturbed Ecosystems; Chapter 25. Conservation of Biological Diversity and Natural Resources; Chapter 26. Sustainable Development; References; Useful Web Resources; Glossary; Index; Back cover 330 3 $aThe authors? engaging style piques the interest of students, challenges their critical abilities, and fosters environmental literacy based on a fundamental understanding of the systems of the natural world. The authors emphasize the basics of ecology and use this foundation to build an understanding of major environmental problems and explore methods of mitigating what has been degraded or destroyed. In a logical progression, they provide an understanding of the science, a delineation of the human population and technological growth that has led to environmental issues, and an exploration of solutions to those problems. 606 $aEnvironmental education 606 $aEnvironmental sciences$xStudy and teaching (Higher) 606 $aInterdisciplinary research 615 0$aEnvironmental education. 615 0$aEnvironmental sciences$xStudy and teaching (Higher) 615 0$aInterdisciplinary research. 676 $a363.7 700 $aWali$b Mohan K.$01647144 702 $aEvrendilek$b Fatih 702 $aFennessy$b M. Siobhan 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828391503321 996 $aThe environment$93994560 997 $aUNINA