TY - BOOK AU - Withgott,Jay AU - Brennan,Scott TI - Essential environment: the science behind the stories SN - 9780136045311 (pbk. : alk. paper) PY - 2009/// CY - San Francisco PB - Pearson KW - Environmental sciences N1 - Includes index; Brennan's name appears first on the previous ed; An introduction to environmental science -- Environmental economics and environmental policy -- Environmental systems -- Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology -- Species interactions and community ecology -- Human population -- Soil and agriculture and future food -- Biodiversity and conservation biology -- Cities, forests, and parks -- Management -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Geology minerals and mining -- Fresh water, oceans, and coasts -- Atmospheric science and pollution -- Global climate change -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation -- Renewable energy alternatives -- Waste management ER -