Cunningham, William P.

Principles of environmental science : inquiry and applications / William P. Cunningham - 2nd ed. - Bston: McGraw-Hill, c2004. - xvii,424p.: illus, maps, (some col.) 28 cm.

Includes index.

Contents: Understanding our environment -- Principles of ecology: Matter, energy, and life -- Populations, communities, and species interaction -- Human populations -- Biomes and biodiversity -- Environmental conservation: Forests, grasslands, parks, and nature preserves -- Food and agriculture -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Air: Climate and pollution -- Water: Resources and pollution -- Environmental geology and earth resources -- Earth -- Solid and hazardous waste -- Sustainability and human development -- Environmental science and policy.

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Environmental sciences.

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