附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction; Environmental interactions, cycles, and systems; Ecology and environmentalism; History of environmental science; Changing attitudes to the natural world; Further reading; Earth Sciences; The formation of rocks, minerals, and geologic structures; Weathering; The evolution of landforms; Coasts, estuaries, sea levels; Energy from the Sun; Albedo and heat capacity; The greenhouse effect; The evolution, composition, and structure of the atmosphere; General circulation of the atmosphere.
Oceans, gyres, currentsWeather and climate; Glacials, interglacials, and interstadials; Dating methods; Climate change; Climatic regions and floristic regions; Further reading; Notes; Physical Resources; Eutrophication and the life cycle of lakes; Salt water, brackish water, and desalination; Irrigation, waterlogging, and salinization; Soil formation, ageing, and taxonomy; Transport by water and wind; Soil, climate, and land use; Soil e.
摘要:Offers an engaging introduction to environmental study, covering the entire breadth of the environmental sciences and providing concise, non-technical explanations of physical processes and systems and the effects of human activities.
