TY - BOOK AU - Withgott,Jay AU - Laposata,Matthew TI - Essential environment: the science behind the stories SN - 0321752902 U1 - 628 PY - 2012/// CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ. PB - Pearson KW - Ciencias ambientales N1 - Incluye bibliografía; Science and sustainability: an introduction to environmental science -- Environmental systems: matter, energy, and ecosystems -- Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology -- Species interactions and community ecology -- Environmental economics and environmental policy -- Human population -- Soil, agriculture, and the future of food -- Biodiversity and conservation biology -- Forests, forest management, and protected areas -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Geology, minerals, and mining -- Fresh water, oceans, and coasts -- Atmospheric science and air pollution -- Global climate change -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation -- Renewable energy alternatives -- Managing our waste -- The urban environment: creating sustainable cities ER -