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BIOL 8 - Introduction to Environmental Science (4th edition)

BIOL 8: Introduction to environmental issues from a scientific perspective, focusing on physical, chemical, and biological processes within the Earth system, the interaction between humans and these processes, and the role of science in finding sustainable solutions. Topics include ecological principles, biodiversity, climate change, sustainability, renewable and no-renewable energy, water resources, air and water pollution, and solid waste management.

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Tác giả: Emily Wilson
Nhà xuất bản: Bakersfield College
Nguồn: LibreTexts
Ngôn ngữ: EN
Danh mục: Khoa học cơ bản

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01: Environmental Science and Sustainability
1.01: What is Environmental Science
1.02: Introduction to Sustainability
02: The Process of Science
2.01: Scientific Investigation
2.02: Science Experiments
2.03: Scientific Theories
2.04: Science is a Social Process
03: Matter Energy and Life
3.01: Matter
3.02: Energy
3.03: A Cell is the Smallest Unit of Life
3.04: Energy Enters Ecosystems Through Photosynthesis
3.05: Energy Flow through Ecosystems
04: Ethics Economics and Policy
4.01: Environmental Ethics
4.02: Economic Forces
4.03: Environmental Policy
05: Community and Population Ecology
5.01: Population Demographics and Dynamics
5.02: Population Growth and Regulation
5.03: The Human Population
5.04: Community Ecology
5.05: Chapter Resources
06: Evolution and the Origin of Species
6.01: Understanding Evolution
6.02: Formation of New Species
07: Conservation Biology
7.01: Introduction to Biodiversity
7.02: Measures of Biodiversity Loss
7.03: Threats to Biodiversity
7.04: Importance of Biodiversity
7.05: Preserving Biodiversity
08: Atmosphere and Air Pollution
8.01: The Atmosphere Climate and Weather
8.02: Earth's Energy Balance
8.03: Atmospheric and Ocean Circulation
8.4: El Nino La Nina
8.05: Air Pollution
8.06: Acid Deposition
8.07: Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
09: Climate Change
9.01: What Makes the Climate Change
9.02: Prehistoric Climate Change and Proxys for Studying Past Climates
9.03: Anthropogenic Climate Change
9.04: Implications of Climate Change
10: Conventional and Sustainable Energy
10.01: Challenges and Impacts of Energy Use
10.02: Non-Renewable Energy Sources
10.03: Fossil Fuels- Formation and Mining
10.04: Renewable Energy Sources
10.05: Chapter Resources
11: Food and Agriculture
11.01: Food Security
11.02: Industrial Agriculture
11.03: Selective Breeding and Genetic Engineering
11.04: Sustainable Agriculture
11.05: Data Dive- Landslides and Ag Terraces
11.06: Review
12: Geology
12.01: Introduction to Geology
12.02: Fundamentals of Plate Tectonics
12.03: The Rock Cycle
12.04: Geologic Hazards
12.4.01: Earthquakes
12.4.02: Volcanoes
12.4.03: Floods
12.05: Geologic Resources
12.5.01: Mineral Resources
12.5.02: Mining
12.06: Soils
13: Water Availability and Use
13.01: Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply
13.02: Water Supply Problems and Solutions
13.03: Water Pollution
13.04: Water Treatment
13.05: Case Study - The Aral Sea - Going Going Gone
13.06: Chapter Resources
14: Cycling of Matter in the Earth System
14.01: Introduction - Systems Cycles Reservoirs and Fluxes
14.02: Water (Hydrologic) Cycle
14.03: Carbon Cycle
14.04: Nitrogen Cycle
14.05: Phosphorus Cycle
14.06: Eutrophication and Dead Zones
14.07: Sulfur Cycle
15: Solid Waste Management
15.01: Waste Generation
15.02: Waste Reduction
15.03: Life Cycle Assessment
15.04: Waste Disposal
15.05: Waste Regulations
15.06: Solid Waste and Marine Life
15.07: Case Study- Electronic Waste and Extended Producer Responsibility
16: Urbanization
16.01: Urbanization
16.02: Environmental Challenges of Urbanization
16.03: Sustainable Cities
17: Environmental Justice and Pollutants
17.01: Environmental Justice
17.02: Environmental Toxicology
17.03: Bioremediation
17.04: Case Study - The Love Canal Disaster