Environmental Science

by Melissa Ha and Rachel Schleiger

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Environmental science is the dynamic, interdisciplinary study of the interaction of living and non-living parts of the environment, with special focus on the impact of humans on the environment. The study of environmental science includes circumstances, objects, or conditions by which an organism or community is surrounded and the complex ways in which they interact.

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Publisher
Yuba College & Butte College
Subjects
Biology, Ecology
Licence
CC BY-NC 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
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Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Unit 1: Introduction
  7. 1: Environmental Science Preface
  8. 2: What Is Science, and How Does It Work?
  9. 2.1: What is Science?
  10. 2.2: The Scientific Method
  11. 2.3: Scientific Papers
  12. 2.4: Basic and Applied Science
  13. 2.5: Data Dive- Tonsillectomy Trends
  14. 2.6: Review
  15. 3: Math Blast- An Overview of Essential Mathematics Used in Science
  16. 3.1: Getting down the basics- What are the essential mathematical and statistical terms and concepts?
  17. 3.2: Summarizing the data- Descriptive statistics
  18. 3.3: Putting it all together- Inferential statistics and hypothesis testing
  19. 3.4: Data Dive- California Wildfires
  20. 3.5: Review
  21. Unit 2: Ecology
  22. 4: Ecology Overview
  23. 5: Populations
  24. 5.1: Population Dispersion
  25. 5.2: Population Size
  26. 5.3: Population Growth and Regulation
  27. 5.4: Life History
  28. 5.5: Data Dive- Wildlife Corridors
  29. 5.6: Review
  30. 6: Communities
  31. 6.1: Biotic Interactions
  32. 6.1.1: Trophic Interactions
  33. 6.1.2: Competition
  34. 6.1.3: Facilitation
  35. 6.1.4: Symbiosis
  36. 6.2: Community Structure and Dynamics
  37. 6.3: Data Dive- Bison Impacts In Prairies
  38. 6.4: Review
  39. 7: Ecosystems
  40. 7.1: Ecosystem Types and Dynamics
  41. 7.2: Matter
  42. 7.3: Biogeochemical Cycles
  43. 7.4: Soils
  44. 7.5: Soil Degradation
  45. 7.6: Data Dive- Beaver Impacts on Wetlands
  46. 7.7: Review
  47. 8: Biomes
  48. 8.1: Climate and Biomes
  49. 8.2: Terrestrial Biomes
  50. 8.3: Aquatic Biomes
  51. 8.4: Data Dive- Biome Carbon Storage
  52. 8.5: Review
  53. Unit 3: Conservation
  54. 9: The Value of Biodiversity
  55. 9.1: Ecosystem Diversity
  56. 9.2: Species Diversity
  57. 9.3: Genetic Diversity
  58. 9.4: Patterns of Biodiversity
  59. 9.5: Data Dive- Biodiversity and Drugs
  60. 9.6: Review
  61. 10: Threats to Biodiversity
  62. 10.1: Extinction
  63. 10.2: Measures of Biodiversity Loss
  64. 10.3: Habitat Loss
  65. 10.4: Overexploitation
  66. 10.5: Pollution
  67. 10.6: Invasive Species
  68. 10.7: Climate Change
  69. 10.8: Data Dive- Threats to Biodiversity
  70. 10.9: Review
  71. 11: Protecting Biodiveristy
  72. 11.1: Policies
  73. 11.2: Non-profit Organizations
  74. 11.3: Species-level Conservation
  75. 11.4: Protected Areas
  76. 11.5: Ecosystem Restoration
  77. 11.6: Economic Influences on Conservation
  78. 11.7: Individual Choices
  79. 11.8: Data Dive- Island Fox Populations
  80. 11.9: Review
  81. Unit 4: Humans and the Environment
  82. 12: The Human Population
  83. 12.1: History of Human Population Growth
  84. 12.2: The Rate of Human Population Growth
  85. 12.3: Looking Ahead
  86. 12.4: Data Dive- World Population Densities
  87. 12.5: Review
  88. 13: Water Resources
  89. 13.1: Fresh Water Supply and the Water Cycle
  90. 13.2: Water Usage
  91. 13.3: Water Scarcity and Solutions
  92. 13.4: Data Dive- Aqueducts of Rome
  93. 13.5: Review
  94. 14: Agriculture
  95. 14.1: Food Security
  96. 14.2: Industrial Agriculture
  97. 14.3: Selective Breeding and Genetic Engineering
  98. 14.4: Sustainable Agriculture
  99. 14.5: Data Dive- Landslides and Ag Terraces
  100. 14.6: Review
  101. 15: Environmental Health
  102. 15.1: Types of Environmental Hazards
  103. 15.2: Epidemiology
  104. 15.3: Infectious Diseases
  105. 15.4: Environmental Toxicology
  106. 15.5: Environmental Hazard Reduction
  107. 15.6: Data Dive- Cholera Cases Worldwide
  108. 15.7: Review
  109. Unit 5: Energy
  110. 16: Fossil Fuels
  111. 16.1: Types of Fossil Fuels and Formation
  112. 16.2: Mining, Processing, and Generating Electricity
  113. 16.3: Fossil Fuel Consumption
  114. 16.4: Consequences of Fossil Fuels
  115. 16.5: Data Dive- Global Fossil Fuel Consumption
  116. 16.6: Review
  117. 18: Renewable Energy
  118. 18.1: Renewable Energy History and Consumption
  119. 18.2: Wind Energy
  120. 19.3: Solar Energy
  121. 18.4: Geothermal Energy
  122. 18.5: Hydropower
  123. 18.6: Biofuels (Biomass Energy)
  124. 18.7: Energy Conservation
  125. 18.8: Data Dive- Global Renewable Energy Generation
  126. 18.9: Review
  127. Unit 6: Environmental Impacts
  128. 19: Solid Waste Management
  129. 19.1: Waste Generation
  130. 19.2: Waste Disposal
  131. 19.3: Solid Waste and Marine Life
  132. 19.4: Waste Reduction
  133. 19.5: Data Dive- "Flushable" Wipes
  134. 19.6: Review
  135. 20: Pollution
  136. 20.1: Water Pollution
  137. 20.1.1: Water Pollutants and Their Sources
  138. 20.1.2: Water Treatment
  139. 20.1.3: Mitigating Water Pollution
  140. 20.2: Air Pollution
  141. 20.2.1: Ozone Depletion
  142. 20.2.2: Acid Deposition
  143. 20.3: Data Dive- Plastic in World Oceans
  144. 20.4: Review
  145. 21: Climate Change
  146. 21.1: The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change
  147. 21.2: Data Dive- Flooding in Venice Italy
  148. 21.3: Review
  149. 22: Sustainability
  150. 22.1: Introduction to Sustainability
  151. 22.2: History of Sustainability
  152. 22.3: Environmental Ethics
  153. 22.3.1: Environmental Justice and Indigenous Struggles
  154. 22.3.2: Perspectives of the Environment
  155. 22.4: Environmental Policy
  156. 22.5: Sustainable Cities
  157. 22.6: Sustainability and the Future
  158. 22.7: Data Dive- Sustainable Investments
  159. 22.8: Review
  160. Back Matter
  161. Index
  162. Glossary
  163. Detailed Licensing