Living In The Environment
Living In The Environment
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781285969725
Author: G. Tyler Miller, Scott Spoolman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The three key concepts of Section 1-1. The definition of sustainability and environment. The difference among environmental science, ecology, and environmentalism. The difference between an organism and species. The concept of an ecosystem. The three scientific principles of sustainability derived from how natural would function. The definition of solar energy and its importance to the Earth’s life. The definition of biodiversity and its importance to the Earth’s life. The definition of nutrients. The definition of chemical or nutrient cycling and its importance on the Earth.

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