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Basics of environmental science /
Offers an engaging introduction to environmental study, covering the entire breadth of the environmental sciences and providing concise, non-technical explanations of physical processes and systems and the effects of human activities.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2000.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction; Environmental interactions, cycles, and systems; Ecology and environmentalism; History of environmental science; Changing attitudes to the natural world; Further reading; Earth Sciences; The formation of rocks, minerals, and geologic structures; Weathering; The evolution of landforms; Coasts, estuaries, sea levels; Energy from the Sun; Albedo and heat capacity; The greenhouse effect; The evolution, composition, and structure of the atmosphere; General circulation of the atmosphere.
- Oceans, gyres, currentsWeather and climate; Glacials, interglacials, and interstadials; Dating methods; Climate change; Climatic regions and floristic regions; Further reading; Notes; Physical Resources; Eutrophication and the life cycle of lakes; Salt water, brackish water, and desalination; Irrigation, waterlogging, and salinization; Soil formation, ageing, and taxonomy; Transport by water and wind; Soil, climate, and land use; Soil e.