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020 _a9780071101943
040 _cNULRC
050 _aGE 105 .C86 2008
100 _aCunningham, William P.
_eauthor
245 0 _aPrinciples of environmental science :
_binquiry and applications /
_cWilliam P. Cunningham and Mary Ann Cunningham
250 _aFourth edition
260 _aBoston, Massachusetts :
_bMcGraw Hill Education,
_cc2008
300 _axxii, 410 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c29 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aChapter 1 : Understanding our environment -- Chapter 2 : Environmental systems : connections, cycles, flows, and feedback loops -- Chapter 3 : Species populations, interactions, and communities -- Chapter 4 : Human populations -- Chapter 5 : Biomes and biodiversity -- Chapter 6 : Environmental conservation : Forests, grasslands, parks, and nature preserves -- Chapter 7 : Food and agriculture -- Chapter 8 : Environmental health and toxicology -- Chapter 9 : Air : climate and pollution -- Chapter 10 : Water : resources and pollution -- Chapter 11 : Environmental geology and Earth resources -- Chapter 12 : Energy -- Chapter 13 : Solid and hazardous waste -- Chapter 14 : Economics and urbanization -- Chapter 15 : Environmental policy and sustainability
520 _aSuitable for the one-semester, non-majors environmental science course, this title aims to provide an introductory view of essential themes in environmental science along with offering students numerous opportunities to practice scientific thinking and active learning.
650 _aENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE -- TEXTBOOK
700 _aCunningham, Mary Ann
_eco-author
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_cBK
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