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BIOL 101- Environmental Science

This is an introductory environmental science textbook for San Diego City College Environmental Science (BIOL 101) class. Image credit: By © Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6361901]

Biology
Author
Erin Rempala
Publisher
San Diego City College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 125 sections
  1. 01: Introduction to Environmental Science
  2. 1.01: The Process of Science
  3. 1.02: What is Science
  4. 1.03: Empirical and Applied Science
  5. 1.04: Human Impact on the Planet
  6. 1.05: Environmental Science
  7. 1.06: Practicing with Data- Wildlife Corridors
  8. 02: Humans and the Environment
  9. 2.01: Planetary Boundaries- Earth's Safe Operating Space
  10. 2.02: Environmental Ethics and Worldviews
  11. 2.03: Environmental Justice and Equity
  12. 2.04: Sustainability and Sustainable Development
  13. 2.05: Systems Thinking and Modeling Sustainability
  14. 2.06: Historical Foundations of Environmental Policy
  15. 03: Ecology
  16. 3.01: Population Ecology
  17. 3.1.01: Ecological Hierarchy
  18. 3.1.02: Population Distribution
  19. 3.1.03: Population Size
  20. 3.1.04: Population Growth and Regulation
  21. 3.1.05: Life History
  22. 3.02: Community Ecology
  23. 3.2.01: Biotic Interactions
  24. 3.2.1.01: Symbiosis
  25. 3.2.1.02: Trophic Interactions
  26. 3.2.1.2.01: Predation
  27. 3.2.1.2.02: Herbivory
  28. 3.2.1.2.03: Competition
  29. 3.2.02: Community Structure and Dynamics
  30. 3.2.03: Data Dive- Beaver Impacts on Wetlands
  31. 3.03: Ecosystem Ecology
  32. 3.3.01: Matter
  33. 3.3.02: Energy
  34. 3.3.03: Biogeochemical Cycles
  35. 3.3.04: Energy Flow in Food Webs
  36. 3.3.05: Ecosystem Types and Dynamics
  37. 3.3.5.01: Climate and Biomes
  38. 3.3.5.02: Terrestrial Biomes
  39. 3.3.5.03: Aquatic Biomes
  40. 3.3.06: Data Dive- Biome Carbon Storage
  41. 04: Evolution
  42. 4.01: Evolution and Natural Selection
  43. 4.02: Other Mechanisms of Evolution
  44. 4.03: Evidence for Evolution
  45. 05: Biodiversity
  46. 5.01: The Value of Biodiversity
  47. 5.02: The Importance of Biodiversity to Human Life
  48. 5.03: Levels of Biodiversity
  49. 5.04: The Biodiversity Crisis
  50. 5.05: Threats to Biodiversity
  51. 5.06: Extinction
  52. 5.07: Measuring Biodiversity Loss
  53. 5.08: Preserving Biodiversity
  54. 5.09: Policies Protecting Biodiversity
  55. 5.10: Data Dive- Threats to Biodiversity
  56. 06: Human Population Growth
  57. 6.01: History of Human Population Growth
  58. 6.02: The Rate of Human Population Growth
  59. 6.03: Factors Affecting Population Growth
  60. 6.04: Looking Ahead
  61. 6.05: Data Dive- World Population Densities
  62. 07: The Energy System
  63. 7.01: Fossil Fuels
  64. 7.1.01: Types of Fossil Fuels and Formation
  65. 7.1.02: Mining Processing and Generating Electricity
  66. 7.1.03: Fossil Fuel Consumption
  67. 7.1.04: Consequences of Fossil Fuels
  68. 7.02: Nuclear Energy
  69. 7.2.01: Radioactive Isotopes
  70. 7.2.02: Generating Electricity with Nuclear Energy
  71. 7.2.03: Nuclear Energy Consumption
  72. 7.2.04: Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy
  73. 7.2.05: The Promise of Fusion
  74. 7.2.06: Data Dive- Global Nuclear Power Generation
  75. 7.03: Renewable Energy and Conservation
  76. 7.3.01: Renewable Energy History and Consumption
  77. 7.3.02: Wind Energy
  78. 7.3.03: Solar Energy
  79. 7.3.04: Hydropower
  80. 7.3.05: Geothermal Energy
  81. 7.3.06: Biofuels (Biomass Energy)
  82. 7.3.07: Energy Efficiency and Conservation
  83. 7.3.08: Data Dive- Global Renewable Energy Generation
  84. 08: Atmospheric Pollution
  85. 8.01: Earths Atmosphere
  86. 8.02: Air Pollution
  87. 8.03: Acid Deposition
  88. 8.04: Ozone Depletion
  89. 09: Global Climate Change
  90. 9.01: Weather Climate and Climate Change
  91. 9.02: Earth's Energy Balance and Radiation
  92. 9.03: The Greenhouse Effect
  93. 9.04: Evidence and Causes of Climate Change
  94. 9.05: Impacts of Climate Change
  95. 9.06: Ocean Acidification- The Other Carbon Problem
  96. 9.07: Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change
  97. 9.08: Data Dive- Flooding in Venice Italy
  98. 10: The Water System
  99. 10.01: The Hydrologic Cycle and Freshwater Distribution
  100. 10.02: Water Usage
  101. 10.03: Water Scarcity and Sustainable Water Management
  102. 10.04: Case Study - The Salton Sea
  103. 10.05: Water Pollution
  104. 10.06: Water Treatment- Protecting Drinking Water and Treating Wastewater
  105. 10.07: Preventing Water Pollution and Restoring Watersheds
  106. 11: Waste Materials and the Circular Economy
  107. 11.01: Waste Generation
  108. 11.02: Disposal
  109. 11.03: Environmental Impacts of Solid Waste
  110. 11.04: Waste Reduction
  111. 11.05: Circular Economy and Stewardship
  112. 12: Environmental Health and Toxicology
  113. 12.01: Types of Environmental Hazards
  114. 12.02: Epidemiology
  115. 12.03: Infectious Diseases
  116. 12.04: Environmental Toxicology
  117. 12.05: Case Study - The Love Canal Disaster
  118. 12.06: Environmental Hazard Reduction
  119. 13: The Agricultural System
  120. 13.01: Food Security
  121. 13.02: Industrial Agriculture
  122. 13.03: Soils
  123. 13.04: Soil Degradation
  124. 13.05: Selective Breeding and Genetic Engineering
  125. 13.06: Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture