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Environmental Science (WCTC)
This course is designed for an 8-week term in Environmental Science. This course serves as General Education credits for freshmen and sophomore non-majors. This text emphasizes foundational learning in core environmental topics.
- Author
- Suzanne Joneson
- Publisher
- Waukesha County Technical College
- Source
- LibreTexts
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 97 sections
- 01: Introduction
- 1.01: What is Environmental Science
- 1.02: Themes and Concepts of Biology
- 1.03: The Process of Science
- 1.4: Introduction to Biology (Exercises)
- 02: Chemistry of Life
- 2.01: The Building Blocks of Molecules
- 2.02: Water
- 2.03: Biological Molecules
- 2.4: Chemistry of Life (Exercises)
- 03: Ecology and the Biosphere
- 3.01: Introduction
- 3.02: The Scope of Ecology
- 3.03: Biogeography
- 3.04: Terrestrial Biomes
- 04: Environmental Systems
- 4.01: Energy Enters Ecosystems Through Photosynthesis
- 4.02: Energy Flow through Ecosystems
- 4.03: Biogeochemical Cycles
- 05: Population and Community Ecology
- 5.01: Population Demographics and Dynamics
- 5.02: Population Growth and Regulation
- 5.03: The Human Population
- 5.04: Community Ecology
- 5.5: Population and Community Ecology (Exercises)
- 06: The American Conservation Movement
- 07: Evolution its Process and Diversity
- 7.01: Discovering How Populations Change
- 7.02: Mechanisms of Evolution
- 7.03: Evidence of Evolution
- 7.4: Species Concepts
- 7.5: Speciation
- 7.6: Common Misconceptions about Evolution
- 7.7: Organizing Life on Earth
- 7.8: Determining Evolutionary Relationships
- 7.9: Evolution and it's Processes, Diversity (Exercises)
- 08: Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
- 8.1: Biodiversity
- 8.2: The Importance of Biodiversity to Human Life
- 8.3: Threats to Biodiversity
- 8.4: Preserving Biodiversity
- 8.5: Review Questions
- 09: Weather Climate and Climate Change
- 9.01: Weather and Climate
- 9.02: Climate Systems and Long Term Climate Change
- 9.03: The Atmospheric Blanket and Its Warming Effect
- 9.04: How Do We Measure Climate Change
- 9.05: The Skeptic's Corner- Climate Change Misinformation
- 9.5.01: The Basics of Climate Change
- 9.5.02: Back to the Present and Future of Climate Change
- 10: Food and Agriculture
- 10.01: Food Security
- 10.02: Food and Nutrients
- 10.03: Soil Profiles and Processes
- 10.04: Soil-Plant Interactions
- 10.5: Industrial Agriculture
- 10.6: Sustainable Agriculture
- 10.7: Data Dive- Landslides and Ag Terraces
- 11: Energy
- 11.1: Fossil Fuels
- 11.1.1: Types of Fossil Fuels and Formation
- 11.1.2: Mining Processing and Generating Electricity
- 11.1.3: Fossil Fuel Consumption
- 11.1.4: Consequences of Fossil Fuels
- 11.1.5: Data Dive- Global Fossil Fuel Consumption
- 11.1.6: Review
- 11.2: Renewable Energy
- 11.2.1: Renewable Energy History and Consumption
- 11.2.2: Wind Energy
- 11.2.3: Solar Energy
- 11.2.4: Geothermal Energy
- 11.2.5: Hydropower
- 11.2.6: Biofuels (Biomass Energy)
- 11.2.7: Energy Conservation
- 11.2.8: Data Dive- Global Renewable Energy Generation
- 11.2.9: Review
- 12: Water Resources and Pollution
- 12.1: Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply
- 12.2: Water Supply Problems and Solutions
- 12.3: Water Scarcity and Storage
- 12.4: Water Pollution
- 12.5: Water Treatment
- 12.6: Water Management
- 12.7: Chapter Resources
- 13: Economics and Urbanization
- 13.1: Urbanization and Cities
- 13.2: Urbanization Around the World
- 13.3: The Impacts of Urban Sprawl
- 13.4: The Sustainable City
- 13.5: Environmental Economics
- 14: Environmental Law Policy and Sustainability - in Context
- 14.1: Introduction to Sustainability
- 14.2: Environmental Policy in the United States
- 14.3: Environmental Risk Management
- 14.4: Sustainability and Public Policy
- 14.5: Environmental Laws and Regulations
- 14.6: The Human Dimensions of Sustainability- History Culture Ethics