Bücher der Reihe Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environmental Science

This introduction examines the development of the ecosystem concept, explains how ecosystems function and analyses the complex interactions between life and its physical environment.

With balanced coverage of aquatic and terrestrial examples throughout, the text builds logically to present a clear understanding of the fundamental processes of life before examining its more complex components, such as ecosystems.

Featuring worked examples covering a wide range o of environmental topics, drawings and icons, chapter summaries, a glossary of statistical terms and a further reading section, this book provides an invaluable student friendly introduction.

This book makes fundamental physical concepts intelligible to a non-scientific audience. The importance of physics is emphasised by its application to real environmental problems and the concepts are described qualitatively.

Provides a concise introduction to the study of environmental change. Illustrated throughout, each chapter provides a broad spectrum of international case studies from diverse regions along with guides to further reading.