Kategoria BISAC: Science >> Life Sciences - Ecology

Global warming and climate change are complex environmental issues with varying opinions and endless facts available from numerous sources. In "Comprehending the Climate Crisis," author Dr. Bradley J. Dibble provides a comprehensive overview of the climate issues facing the world today.

Written for the layperson, "Comprehending the Climate Crisis" discusses the background science, the problem of global warming, and the solutions available to all of us. Addressing a wide range of topics related to climate, it:

- explains where carbon originated and how it found its way on Earth;-...

The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics.

The Green Revolution documents the tremendous change in public awareness and attitudes since the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Sale assesses the growth of national environmental organizations and the influence of scientists and their theories about global warming, the greenhouse effect, acid rain, toxic waste, and biodiversity. And he shows how environmental concerns affect all levels of society and much of our government's...

In Habitats and Ecological Communities of Indiana, leading experts assess the health and diversity of Indiana's eight wildlife habitats, providing detailed analysis, data-generated maps, color photographs, and complete lists of flora and fauna. This groundbreaking reference details the state's forests, grasslands, wetlands, aquatic systems, barren lands, and subterranean systems, and describes the nature and impact of two man-made habitats--agricultural and developed lands. The book considers extirpated and endangered species alongside invasives and exotics, and evaluates floral and faunal...