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1 online resource (398 p.) |
Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- About the Author -- Chapter 1| Environment -- 1.1 Man and Environment -- 1.2 Environments in Nature -- 1.3 Racial Development Theories -- 1.4 World Environmental Day (WED) -- 1.4.1 Environmental Main Issues -- 1.5 Environmental Protection Act -- 1.6 Ecosystems -- 1.7 Autotrophs and Heterotrophs -- 1.8 Components of an Ecosystem -- 1.9 Ecology -- 1.9.1 Types of Ecosystems -- 1.10 Types of Climax -- 1.11 Food Chain -- 1.12 Trophic Levels -- 1.13 Food Webs |
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1.14 Ecological Pyramids -- Chapter 2| Biological Environment of Sea -- 2.1 Marine Environment -- 2.2 Marine Biosphere -- 2.3 Marine Environment Classifications -- 2.4 Sea Life -- 2.5 Populations of the Sea -- 2.6 Animal Populations of the Sea -- 2.7 B -- Vertebrates -- 2.8 Phytoplankton in Relation to Marine Environment -- 2.9 Factors of Phytoplankton Reproduction -- 2.10 Marine Organisms -- 2.11 The Nitrogen Cycle -- 2.12 Ecological Groups of Marine Animals -- 2.13 Organic Production in the Sea -- 2.14 Plant Nutrient Consumption as an Index of Organic Production |
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2.15 Oxygen Production and Consumption as an Index of Organic Production -- 2.16 Zooplankton Production -- 2.17 Marine Biosphere Atmosphere Interaction -- Chapter 3| Natural Resources -- 3.1 Natural Resources-(A) Land Resources -- 3.1.1 Soil -- 3.2 Minerals -- 3.3 Soil Survey and Mapping -- 3.4 Soil Testing (Practical) -- 3.5 Land Utilization -- 3.6 Agriculture -- 3.7 Definition of Terms used in Land Utilization Statistics -- 3.8 Soil Erosion -- 3.9 Soil Fertility -- 3.10 Natural Resources -- (B) Water Resources -- 3.10.1 Hydrology -- 3.11 World's Water |
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3.12 Surface Water Resources Estimates for India -- 3.13 Groundwater Resources -- 3.14 Utilization of Water Resources -- 3.15 Cryosphere or Ice Sphere -- 3.16 Water Uses -- Chapter 4| Environmental Degradation and Protection -- 4.1 Disaster Management -- 4.1.1 Mitigation -- 4.1.2 Climate Disasters -- 4.2 The National Environment Appellate Authority Act 1997 -- 4.3 World Environmental Day 5th June -- 4.4 Environmental Issues -- 4.5 Environmental Degradation -- 4.5.1 Air Pollution Control Boards -- 4.6 Environmental Hazards -- 4.6.1 Types of Hazards/Disasters Natural or Man-made |
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4.6.2 The Chemical Weapons and Weapons of Mass Destruction -- 4.6.3 Prohibition of Chemical Weapons -- 4.6.4 Prohibition Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction -- 4.6.5 IPCC (Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change) -- 4.7 Industrial Chemical Wastes and Toxic Chemicals -- 4.7.1 Some Toxic Chemicals -- 4.7.2 National Authority -- Chapter 5| The Atmosphere -- 5.1 Composition of the Atmosphere -- 5.2 Atmospheric Heat Process -- 5.3 The Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere based on Temperature -- 5.4 The Sun -- Chapter 6| The Oceans -- 6.1 Composition of Sea Water |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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6.2 The Exchange of Earth Materials between Sea and Atmosphere |
Subject |
Climatic changes.
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climate change.
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Climatic changes
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
1000480852 |
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9781000480856 |
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