TY - BOOK AU - Cunningham, William P. AU - Cunningham, Mary Ann TI - Principles of environmental science: inquiry and applications SN - 9780071115759[paperback] PY - 2006/// CY - Boston Burr Ridge PB - Mc Graw Hill N1 - Contents: Understanding our environment -- Principles of ecology: matter, energy, and life -- Populations, communities, and species interaction -- Human populations -- Biomes and biodiversity -- Environmental conservation: forests, grasslands, parks, and nature preserves -- Food and agriculture -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Air: climate and pollution -- Water: resources and pollution -- Environmental geology and earth resources -- Energy -- Solid and hazardous waste -- Sustainability and human development -- Environmental science and policy; Includes appendices, bibliographical references, glossary and index ER -