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BIO-1110 Environmental Biology

This text provides a survey of basic scientific principles needed to understand current environmental problems and evaluate alternatives for solving those problems

Biology
Author
Cyrus Sadeghian
Publisher
Prince George's Community College
Source
LibreTexts
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 90 sections
  1. 01: Energy Flow
  2. 1.01: Chapter 1 - Principles of Environmental Biology
  3. 1.01: The Earth Humans and the Environment
  4. 1.02: The Process of Science
  5. 1.03: Environment and Sustainability
  6. 1.04: Environmental Ethics
  7. 1.05: Environmental Justice and Indigenous Struggles
  8. 1.02: Chapter 2 - Energy Flow and Bioaccumulation
  9. 2.01: Energy
  10. 2.02: Energy Flow through Ecosystems
  11. 1.03: Chapter 3 - Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
  12. 3.01: Energy Enters Ecosystems Through Photosynthesis
  13. 3.02: Photosynthesis
  14. 3.03: Cellular Respiration
  15. 1.04: Chapter 4 - Biogeochemical Cycles
  16. 4.01: Biogeochemical Cycles
  17. 1.05: Chapter 5 - Global Climate Change
  18. 5.01: Land Use Change and Climate Regulation
  19. 5.02: Climate Change
  20. 02: Ecological Systems
  21. 2.01: Chapter 6 - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
  22. 6.01: Introduction to Biodiversity
  23. 6.02: Origin of Biodiversity
  24. 6.03: Importance of Biodiversity
  25. 2.02: Chapter 7 - Conservation
  26. 7.01: Ecological Value
  27. 7.02: Threats to Biodiversity
  28. 7.03: Preserving Biodiversity
  29. 7.04: Extinction
  30. 2.03: Chapter 8 - Adaptations Natural Selection and Evolution
  31. 8.01: A Brief History of Life on Earth
  32. 8.02: Why It Matters- Theory of Evolution
  33. 8.03: Charles Darwin
  34. 8.04: Mutations and Evolution
  35. 8.05: Phylogenetic Trees
  36. 2.04: Chapter 9 - Population Ecology
  37. 9.01: Population Demographics and Dynamics
  38. 9.02: Carrying Capacity
  39. 9.03: Population Growth and Regulation
  40. 2.05: Chapter 10 - Community Ecology
  41. 10.01: Community Ecology
  42. 10.02: The Role of Species within Communities
  43. 10.03: Predation Herbivory and the Competitive Exclusion Principle
  44. 10.04: Symbiosis
  45. 10.05: Ecological Succession
  46. 2.06: Chapter 11 - Terrestrial Biomes
  47. 11.01: Land
  48. 11.02: Terrestrial Biomes
  49. 2.07: Chapter 12 - Aquatic Biomes
  50. 12.01: Water
  51. 12.02: Aquatic Biomes
  52. 03: Human Impacts
  53. 3.01: Chapter 13 - Human Population
  54. 13.01: The Human Population
  55. 3.03: Chapter 15 - Water Resources and Water Pollution
  56. 15.01: Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply
  57. 15.02: Water Supply Problems and Solutions
  58. 15.03: Water Pollution
  59. 15.04: Water Treatment
  60. 15.05: Case Study - The Aral Sea - Going Going Gone
  61. 3.04: Chapter 16 - Environmental Hazards and Human Health
  62. 16.01: The Impacts of Environmental Conditions
  63. 16.02: Environmental Health
  64. 16.03: Environmental Toxicology
  65. 16.04: Impact on Human Health
  66. 3.05: Chapter 17 - Waste Management
  67. 17.01: Solid Waste
  68. 17.02: Bioremediation
  69. 17.03: Case Study - The Love Canal Disaster
  70. 3.06: Chapter 18 - Air Pollution
  71. 18.01: Air Water and Soil
  72. 18.02: Atmospheric Pollution
  73. 18.03: Ozone Depletion
  74. 18.04: Acid Rain
  75. 4.02: Chapter 14 - Food Production and Sustainable Agriculture
  76. 14.01: Food Security
  77. 14.02: Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
  78. 14.03: Soil Profiles and Processes
  79. 14.04: Soil-Plant Interactions
  80. 14.05: Conventional Agriculture
  81. 14.06: Pests and Pesticides
  82. 14.07: Sustainable Agriculture
  83. 04: Energy Usage
  84. 4.01: Chapter 19 - Fossil Fuels
  85. 19.01: Challenges and Impacts of Energy Use
  86. 19.02: Non-Renewable Energy Sources
  87. 4.02: Chapter 20 Nuclear Energy
  88. 20.01: Non-Renewable Energy Sources
  89. 4.03: Chapter 21 - Renewable Energy
  90. 21.01: Renewable Energy Sources