Environmental Biology

Contents: 1. Environmental biology--an overview. 2. Ecosystem. 3. Food chains, food webs and ecological pyramids. 4. Ecological energetics. 5. Productivity. 6. Biogeochemical cycles. 7. System ecology and ecomodelling. 8. Homeostasis, optimization, and evolution of ecosystem. 9. World biomes. 10. Agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture. 11. Forest. 12. Wildlife. 13. Conservation projects. 14. National parks, wildlife sanctuaries and biosphere reserves. 15. Forest and wildlife protection laws. 16. Non-renewable energy resources. 17. Nuclear power. 18. Renewable energy resources. 19. The human population. 20. Environment education. 21. Environment problems. Appendices: i. Environmental protection agencies/organisations. ii. Measures and conversions. Abbreviations. Bibliography. Glossary. Subject-index.

"The second revised edition of Environmental Biology presents up-to-date and all basic information about the various aspects of the environment including ecosystem components, world biomes, conservation and management of agriculture, forest and wildlife, conventional and sustainable energy resources, human population, and environmental education. The most burning problems of the environment viz., Acid Rain, ozone depletion, GHGs, Desertification, loss of tropical rainforests, biodiversity, biopiracy and bioprospecting, eco-terrorism, and dams and environment have also been included. An exhaustive glossary of relevant terms is given at the end.

The book will serve as a major text for students of Botany, Zoology, Geography, Geology, environmental biology, environmental science, environmental chemistry, environmental engineering, home science, law, and medical and veterinary sciences." (jacket)