Autore	Mosey Richard M. <1950->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : Algora Pub., c2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (208 p.)
Disciplina	363.7
Soggetto topico	Global environmental change Natural resources - Management Environmental degradation Overpopulation Conservation of natural resources
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-87586-746-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Water -- Oceans -- Climate change -- Population -- Business as usual -- Deniers -- Climate change, American history, and the economic meltdown.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455429803321

Autore	Botkin Daniel B.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Guilford, Connecticut : , : Taylor Trade Publishing, , 2017
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (321 p.)
Disciplina	363.7
Soggetto topico	Nature - Effect of human beings on Human ecology Environmental protection Global environmental change Environmental policy Nature conservation
ISBN	1-4422-4493-3
Classificazione	NAT011000NAT010000NAT024000
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Myth 1 We Are the Only Species That Has Ever Had Global Effects on the Environment; Myth 2 Life Is Fragile, Requires Specific Conditions, and Can't Adjust Easily to Change; Myth 3 Extinction Is Unnatural and Bad, but Easy to Accomplish; Myth 4 The Balance of Nature Exists and Dominates All Life and All Environments; Myth 5 The Balance of Nature Is the Best and Only Condition for All Life; Myth 6 Beauty in Nature Only Happens in Areas Completely Undisturbed by Us; Myth 7 An Ecosystem Is Any Kind of Group, and a Biological Ecosystem Is a Fixed Group of Species Myth 8 People Are Outside of NatureMyth 9 The Only Reason to Conserve Nature: Every Species Has a Moral Right to Exist; Myth 10 People Have Changed the Environment Only Since the Industrial/Scientific Age; Myth 11 Without Human Interference, Earth's Climate Is Stable; Myth 12 People Are the Most Important Factor Determining Earth's Climate; Myth 13 Climate Change Will Lead to Huge Numbers of Extinctions; Myth 14 Recent Weather Is Proof of Long-Term Climate Change; Myth 15 Consensus Is Science; Myth 16 Computer Models Are True Myth 17 All Populations Are Always Bound to Grow So Rapidly That They Exceed the Ability of Their Environment to Support Them and Then Go Extinct. This Will Be the Inevitable Fate of the Human Population.Myth 18 Predators Are Absolutely Necessary to Control the Populations of Their Prey; Myth 19 Maximum Sustainable Yields Are Possible for Fish and All Wildlife; Myth 20 We Can't Do Much about Environmental Risks-From Smaller Ones like a Local River Flooding to Large Ones like Hurricanes; Myth 21 Smokey Bear Is Right: Only You Can Prevent Wildfires Myth 22 Forests Are an Important Place for Long-Term Carbon StorageMyth 23 Solar and Wind Energy Require Huge Areas; Myth 24 Large-Scale Solar Energy Projects Work Only in Very Hot Climates; Myth 25 Compared to Climate Change, All Other Environmental Issues Are Minor; Final Overview; Endnotes
Altri titoli varianti	Twenty-five myths that are destroying the environment
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910798778303321

Autore	Bardgett Richard D
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (x, 301 p. ) : ill., maps
Disciplina	577.82
Altri autori (Persone)	WardleDavid A. <1963->
Collana	Oxford series in ecology and evolution
Soggetto topico	Biotic communities Species diversity Global environmental change
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-73078-9 9786612730788 0-19-159135-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Biotic Interactions in Soil as Drivers of Ecosystem Properties; 3. Plant Community Influences on the Soil Community and Plant-Soil Feedbacks; 4. Ecosystem Level Significance of Aboveground Consumers; 5. Aboveground and Belowground Consequences of Species Losses and Gains; 6. Underlying Themes and Ways Forward; References; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910139210303321

Autore	Bardgett Richard D
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (x, 301 p. ) : ill., maps
Disciplina	577.82
Altri autori (Persone)	WardleDavid A. <1963->
Collana	Oxford series in ecology and evolution
Soggetto topico	Biotic communities Species diversity Global environmental change
ISBN	1-282-73078-9 9786612730788 0-19-159135-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Biotic Interactions in Soil as Drivers of Ecosystem Properties; 3. Plant Community Influences on the Soil Community and Plant-Soil Feedbacks; 4. Ecosystem Level Significance of Aboveground Consumers; 5. Aboveground and Belowground Consequences of Species Losses and Gains; 6. Underlying Themes and Ways Forward; References; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910818044603321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	London, : Imperial College Press
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (343 p.)
Disciplina	550
Altri autori (Persone)	SammondsP. R (Peter R.) ThompsonJ. M. T
Collana	Royal Society series on advances in science
Soggetto topico	Earth sciences Global environmental change Geodynamics
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-281-12064-2 9786611120641 1-86094-871-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Preface Chris Hawkesworth, FRS; Profiles of the Editors and Authors; CONTENTS; Introduction Peter Sammonds; Section 1: ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; Section 2: DYNAMICS OF THE EARTH; Section 3: APPLIED EARTH SCIENCE; Afterword Bill McGuire; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910451105303321