000			01276cam a2200205 4500
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008			080602s2009 caua 001 0 eng
010			_a 2008024487
020			_a9780136045311 (pbk. : alk. paper)
100	1		_aWithgott, Jay.
245	1	0	_aEssential environment : _bthe science behind the stories / _cJay Withgott, Scott Brennan.
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aSan Francisco : _bPearson, _cc2009.
300			_axvii, 400, [19] p. : _bcol. ill., col. maps ; _c28 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aAn introduction to environmental science -- Environmental economics and environmental policy -- Environmental systems -- Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology -- Species interactions and community ecology -- Human population -- Soil and agriculture and future food -- Biodiversity and conservation biology -- Cities, forests, and parks -- Management -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Geology minerals and mining -- Fresh water, oceans, and coasts -- Atmospheric science and pollution -- Global climate change -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation -- Renewable energy alternatives -- Waste management.
650		0	_aEnvironmental sciences.
700	1		_aBrennan, Scott.
999			_c597 _d597