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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Food Food Peter D. Riley Introduces the food cycle and its importance, including how plants manufacture food, the plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi that make up the food cycle, and the fragile balance between feeding the … OL15118676W
Our endangered earth Our endangered earth Langone, John Discusses the environmental crisis, focusing on such problems as overpopulation, the pollution of water, air and land, ozone depletion, global warming, and disappearing wildlife. Suggests ways to imp… OL2029584W
Extinction A-Z Extinction A-Z Erich Hoyt,Erich Hoyt Presents an alphabetically arranged reference guide to terms and issues relating to plant and animal extinction, and lists laws, government agencies, and public interest organizations that deal with … OL2758164W
Beyond the limits Beyond the limits Dennis L. Meadows,Jorgen Randers,Donella H. Meadows This is a book about human population growth, carrying capacities, delayed feedbacks, our environmental impacts, and the possibilities of overshoot and collapse. -- Excerpt: "Any population-econo… OL3737038W
Poisoning the land Poisoning the land Martin Weitz Describes the ways in which we are polluting the earth and why this poses problems for us and future generations. Also examines practical solutions to prevent further pollution. OL4281435W
Environment at risk Environment at risk Louise Spilsbury Introduces important, key stage 2 geographical themes such as: saving and recycling resources, the effects of pollution, how we use the land, migration and settlement. It looks at how research is car… OL5735676W
Prospects and problems of environment across the millennium Prospects and problems of environment across the millennium National Symposium on Problems and Prospects of Environment in the New Millennium (2000 Mangalore University) Contributed papers presented at National Symposium on Problems and Prospects of Environment in the New Millennium held at Mangalore University in December 2000. OL6049445W