A Text Book Of Environmental Science |
Contents
Definition Scope and Importance | 1 |
History of Ecology | 7 |
Ecosystems and their Functioning | 13 |
Carrying Capacity | 19 |
Review Questions | 29 |
Natural Resources and their | 31 |
The Ecosystem | 55 |
Energy Flow through the Ecosystem | 69 |
Utilisation of Urban Refuse | 167 |
Review Questions | 174 |
Social Issues and the Environment 175265 | 175 |
Nuclear Power Reactor Accidents | 247 |
Reviw Questions | 264 |
The Growth Form of Population | 270 |
Population Factors | 276 |
Boundaries of Ecosystems 95 | 283 |
Importance of Ecological Niche | 75 |
d Trophical Rain forest | 81 |
Biodiversity and its Conservation 97132 | 101 |
Biotic Impowerishment | 109 |
Concept of Threatened Species | 117 |
Reptiles | 123 |
Review Questions | 132 |
Aquatic Biomes | 138 |
Manmade Ecosystems 94 | 144 |
Marine Pollution | 149 |
Agriculture 94 | 154 |
Environment and Human Health | 284 |
Personal Hygiene | 294 |
Agriculture | 301 |
WHO Programmes | 307 |
Value Education | 318 |
AIDS | 337 |
Laboratory Diagnosis | 354 |
National AIDS Control Programme | 363 |
Review Questions 96 | 376 |
Common terms and phrases
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