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Environmental Biology

Environmental Biology is a free and open textbook that enables students to develop a nuanced understanding of today’s most pressing environmental issues. This college-level open textbook covers the most salient environmental issues from a biological perspective and helps students grasp the scientific foundation of environmental topics so they can better understand the world around them and their impact upon it.

EcologyBiology
Author
Matthew R. Fisher
Publisher
Oregon Coast Community College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 69 sections
  1. 01: Environmental Science
  2. 1.0S: 1.S: Environmental Science (Summary)
  3. 1.01: The Earth Humans 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. 02: Matter Energy Life
  9. 2.0S: 2.S: Matter Energy Life (Summary)
  10. 2.01: Matter
  11. 2.02: Energy
  12. 2.03: A Cell is the Smallest Unit of Life
  13. 2.04: Energy Enters Ecosystems Through Photosynthesis
  14. 03: Ecosystems and the Biosphere
  15. 3.01: Energy Flow through Ecosystems
  16. 3.02: Biogeochemical Cycles
  17. 3.03: Terrestrial Biomes
  18. 3.04: Aquatic Biomes
  19. 3.05: Chapter Resources
  20. 04: Community Population Ecology
  21. 4.01: Population Demographics and Dynamics
  22. 4.02: Population Growth and Regulation
  23. 4.03: The Human Population
  24. 4.04: Community Ecology
  25. 4.05: Chapter Resources
  26. 05: Conservation Biodiversity
  27. 5.01: Introduction to Biodiversity
  28. 5.02: Origin of Biodiversity
  29. 5.03: Importance of Biodiversity
  30. 5.04: Threats to Biodiversity
  31. 5.05: Preserving Biodiversity
  32. 5.06: Chapter Resources
  33. 06: Environmental Hazards Human Health
  34. 6.0S: 6.S: Environmental Hazards Human Health (Summary)
  35. 6.01: The Impacts of Environmental Conditions
  36. 6.02: Environmental Health
  37. 6.03: Environmental Toxicology
  38. 6.04: Bioremediation
  39. 6.05: Case Study - The Love Canal Disaster
  40. 07: Water Availability and Use
  41. 7.01: Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply
  42. 7.02: Water Supply Problems and Solutions
  43. 7.03: Water Pollution
  44. 7.04: Water Treatment
  45. 7.05: Case Study - The Aral Sea - Going Going Gone
  46. 7.06: Chapter Resources
  47. 08: Food Hunger
  48. 8.01: Food Security
  49. 8.02: Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
  50. 8.03: Chapter Resources
  51. 09: Conventional Sustainable Agriculture
  52. 9.0S: 9.S: Conventional Sustainable Agriculture (Summary)
  53. 9.01: Soil Profiles and Processes
  54. 9.02: Soil-Plant Interactions
  55. 9.03: Conventional Agriculture
  56. 9.04: Pests and Pesticides
  57. 9.05: Sustainable Agriculture
  58. 10: Air Pollution Climate Change Ozone Depletion
  59. 10.01: Atmospheric Pollution
  60. 10.02: Ozone Depletion
  61. 10.03: Acid Rain
  62. 10.04: Climate Change
  63. 10.05: Chapter Resources
  64. 11: Conventional Sustainable Energy
  65. 11.01: Challenges and Impacts of Energy Use
  66. 11.02: Non-Renewable Energy Sources
  67. 11.03: Renewable Energy Sources
  68. 11.04: Chapter Resources
  69. 12: Appendix