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Chapter 1 - Science and Sustainability
Natural resources,
Environmental science,
Renewable natural resources
11
cards
Chapter 2 - Earth's Physical Systems
Natural capital,
Environment,
Enviromentalsim
100
cards
Chapter 3 - Evolution, Biology, and Population Ecology
Species,
Population,
Natural selection
42
cards
Chapter 4 - Species Interactions and Community Ecology
Phytoplankton,
Zooplankton,
Competition
61
cards
Chapter 5 - Environmental Systems and Ecosystem Ecology
Hypoxia,
Feedback loop,
Negative feedback loop
47
cards
Chapter 6 - Ethics, Economics, and Sustainable Development
Culture,
Ethics,
Relativist
55
cards
Chapter 7 - Environmental Policy
Shale gas,
Hydraulic fracturing hydrofrackin...,
Policy
31
cards
Chapter 8 - Human Population
Thomas malthus 1766 1834,
Ipat model,
Demography
18
cards
Chapter 9 - Soil and Agriculature
No till,
Cover crops,
Agriculture
25
cards
Chapter 10 - Agriculture, Biotechnology, and the future of Food
Soil degradation,
Land degradation,
Dust bowl
38
cards
Chapter 11 - Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
Precautionary principle,
Biotechnology,
Community supported agriculture csa
24
cards
Chapter 12 - Forests, Forest Management, and Protected Areas
Forest type,
Canopy,
Subcanopy
29
cards
Chapter 13 - The Urban Environment
Urbanization,
Sprawl,
City planning
16
cards
Chapter 14 - Environmental Health and Toxicology
Toxicant,
Toxicity,
Toxicology
31
cards
Chapter 15 - Freshwater Systems and Resources
Watershed,
Water table,
Unconfined aquifer
23
cards
Chapter 16 - Marine and Coastal Systems and Resources
Continental shelf,
Current,
Upwelling
21
cards
Chapter 17 - Atmospheric Science, Air Quaility, and Pollution Control
Troposphere,
Statosphere,
Ozone layer
50
cards
Chapter 18 - Global Climate Change
Global climate change,
Global warming,
Greenhouse gases
24
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Chapter 19 - Fossil Fuels, Their Impacts, and Energy Conservation
Oil sands tar sands,
Oil shale,
Electricity
29
cards
Chapter 20 - Conventional Energy Alternatives
Nuclear energy,
Nuclear fission,
Nuclear fusion
19
cards
Chapter 21 - New Renewable Energy Alternatives
Feed in tarrif,
Green collar jobs,
Solar energy
18
cards
Chapter 22 - Managing Our Waste
Waste management,
Waste,
Municiple solid waste
23
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Chapter 23 - Minerals and Mining
Rock,
Mineral,
Mining
15
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