Ecology and applied environmental science / Kimon Hadjibiros.

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This book addresses the impact of contemporary environmental problems by using the main principles of scientific ecology. It offers a brief yet comprehensive explanation of ecosystems based on energy, populations, and cycles of chemical elements. The book presents a variety of scientific ecological...

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Main Author: Hadjibiros, Kimon (Author)
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Ecology.
Environmental sciences.
Physical Description:xx, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Part I. Ecological systems. Systems and ecosystems
  • Organisms and environmental factors
  • Organisation at population level
  • Organisation at the ecosystem level
  • part 2. Fundamentals of environmental problems. Values, alterations and degradation of the natural landscape
  • The environment in the city
  • Toxic pollution
  • Water pollution
  • Air pollution and global change
  • part 3. Management of environmental problems. Pollution control technology
  • Tools for environmental analysis, evaluation and management
  • Biodiversity and landscape protection
  • Environment and development.