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" The environment : "
Mohan K. Wali, Fatih Evrendilek, M. Siobhan Fennessy.
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638125
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Wali, Mohan K.
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The environment : : science, issues, and solutions /\ Mohan K. Wali, Fatih Evrendilek, M. Siobhan Fennessy.
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xxi, 619 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ;; 29 cm
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9780849373879 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 0849373875 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
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Environmental education.
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Environmental sciences-- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Interdisciplinary research.
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363.7
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GE70.W35 2010
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Evrendilek, Fatih.
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Fennessy, M. Siobhan.
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