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The tools to help students make their own decisions about the environment Along with this text, students can choose from two supplements that will help them in their studies of environmental issues. These include: Take Note! Inside this convenient notebook, students will find a collection of figures, diagrams, and art that clearly illustrate key concepts featured in this text. Next to each figure, they'll be able to take notes in the space provided during the class. Not only does this save time, but it also makes a great study aid for exams! Regional Casebooks Students can enhance their studies of environmental issues by examining the case studies featured in the Cascbooks available for Northeast, Central, Southeast, Western U.S. and Canada. each casebook contains real-world examples that illustrate the general concepts featured in this text, along with questions that help reinforce the material. Student Review Guide Chapters will have an overview, frequently asked questions, practice questions, and web links. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., places great value on the environment and is actively involved in efforts to preserve it. Currently, paper of high enough quality to reproduce full-color art effectively contains a maximum of 10% recovered and recycled post-consumer fiber. Whenever possible, Wiley uses paper containing the maximum amount of recycled fibers. In addition, the paper in this book was manufactured by a mill whose forest management programs include sustained yield harvesting of its timberlands. Sustained yield harvesting principles ensure that the number of trees cut each year does not exceed the amount of new growth. Total 10% Recycled Paper All Post-Consumer Waste

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• 1 Key Themes in Environmental Sciences
• 2 Science as a Way of Knowing: Critical Thinking about the Environment
• 3 The Big Picture: Systems of Change
• 4 The Human Population and the Environment
• 5 The Biogeochemical Cycles
• 6 Ecosystems and Ecosystem Management
• 7 Biological Diversity
• 8 Biogeography
• 9 Biological Productivity and Energy Flow
• 10 Ecological Restoration
• 11 Producing Enough Food for the World: How Agriculture Depends on Environment
• 12 Effects of Agriculture on the Environment
• 13 Forests, Parks, and Landscapes
• 14 Wildlife, Fisheries, and Endangered Species
• 15 Environmental Health, Pollution, and Toxicology
• 16 Natural Disasters and Catastrophes
• 17 Energy: Some Basics
• 18 Fossil Fuels and the Environment
• 19 Alternative Energy and the Environment
• 20 Nuclear Energy and the Environment
• 21 Water Supply, Use, and Management
• 22 Water Pollution and Treatment
• 23 The Atmosphere, Climate, and Global Warming
• 24 Air Pollution and Ozone Depletion
• 25 Indoor Air Pollution
• 26 Minerals and the Environment
• 27 Dollars and Environmental Sense: Economics of Environmental Issues
• 28 Urban Environments
• 29 Waste Management

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