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UVM Environmental Science

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Author
Kyle Whittinghill
Publisher
University of Vermont
Source
LibreTexts
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 66 sections
  1. 01: Introduction to Environmental Science
  2. 1.01: What is Environmental Science
  3. 1.02: Introduction to Sustainability
  4. 1.03: Environmental Justice
  5. 1.04: The Process of Science
  6. 02: Biosphere
  7. 2.01: Levels of Organization of Living Things
  8. 2.02: Biogeography and the Distribution of Organisms
  9. 2.03: Terrestrial Biomes
  10. 2.04: Aquatic Biomes
  11. 2.05: Understanding Evolution and Speciation
  12. 2.06: Community Ecology
  13. 2.07: Biodiversity Loss over time
  14. 2.08: Threats to Biodiversity
  15. 2.09: Importance of Biodiversity
  16. 2.10: Preserving Biodiversity
  17. 2.11: Ecology of Ecosystems and Energy Flow in Food Webs
  18. 2.12: Light and Photosynthesis
  19. 2.13: Population Ecology
  20. 2.14: Human Population Growth
  21. 03: Lithosphere
  22. 3.01: Introduction to Geology
  23. 3.02: Fundamentals of Plate Tectonics
  24. 3.03: The Rock Cycle
  25. 3.04: Geologic Hazards
  26. 3.05: Floods
  27. 3.06: Mineral Resources and Mining
  28. 3.07: Fossil Fuels- Formation and Mining
  29. 3.08: Soils
  30. 04: Cycling of Matter in the Earth System
  31. 4.01: Biogeochemical Cycles
  32. 4.02: The Carbon Cycle
  33. 4.03: The Nitrogen Cycle
  34. 4.04: The Phosphorus Cycle
  35. 4.05: Eutrophication and Dead Zones
  36. 05: Agriculture
  37. 5.01: Food Security
  38. 5.02: Industrial Agriculture
  39. 5.03: Pests and Pesticides
  40. 5.04: Soil Degradation
  41. 5.05: Selective Breeding and Genetic Engineering
  42. 5.06: Pollination and Seed Dispersal
  43. 5.07: Sustainable Agriculture
  44. 06: Hydrosphere
  45. 6.01: Properties of Water
  46. 6.02: Water (Hydrologic) Cycle
  47. 6.03: Oceanic Circulation
  48. 6.04: Fresh Water Supply and Water Treatment
  49. 6.05: Case Study - The Aral Sea - Going Going Gone
  50. 6.06: Water Pollutants and Their Sources
  51. 6.07: Mitigating Water Pollution
  52. 07: Atmosphere and Air Pollution
  53. 7.01: The Atmosphere
  54. 7.02: Earth's Energy Balance
  55. 7.03: Atmospheric Circulation
  56. 7.04: What Makes the Climate Change and How do We Study Past Climates
  57. 7.05: Anthropogenic Climate Change
  58. 7.06: Air Pollution
  59. 08: Urbanization and Waste Management
  60. 8.01: Urbanization
  61. 8.02: Environmental Challenges of Urbanization
  62. 8.03: Sustainable Cities
  63. 8.04: Case Study- Sustainable Stormwater Management
  64. 8.05: Waste Management Strategies
  65. 8.06: Life Cycle Assessment
  66. 8.07: Case Study- Electronic Waste and Extended Producer Responsibility