The Ecology Book

279 A Great Tit feeds its chicks. If breeding takes place after the peak period for spring caterpillars, there will be less food ...

280 See also: Biomes 206–209 ■ Pollution 230–235 ■ Endangered habitats 236–239 ■ Deforestation 254–259 ■ Overfishing 266–269 S i ...

281 See also: Global warming 202–203 ■ Pollution 230–235 ■ Endangered habitats 236–239 ■ Acid rain 248–249 ■ Halting climate cha ...

282 S ince the 1950s, the term “urban sprawl” has been widely used to describe the growth of low-density suburbs beyond high-den ...

283 Toluca was once a picturesque old town to the west of Mexico City. Now a city of more than 800,000 people, it is gradually m ...

284 OUR OCEANS ARE TURNING INTO A PLASTIC SOUP A PLASTIC WASTELAND W hen plastics were first mass produced in the early 20th cen ...

285 See also: The food chain 132–133 ■ Humankind’s dominance over nature 296 ■ Human devastation of Earth 299 ■ Man and the Bios ...

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288 I n 2008, Canadian activist Maude Barlow argued that water shortage had become the most pressing ecological and human crisis ...

289 use. The Ganges in India and the Citarum in Indonesia are two of the most polluted rivers in the world. At the current rate ...

290 domestic use, and 11 percent for industry. However, most aquifers replenish much more slowly than they can be emptied, so wa ...

291 living in these areas may have to spend hours each day walking to the nearest supply of water. Many children miss out on an ...

ENVIRONM ENTALISM AND CONS ERVATION US_292-293_Ch_9_Environmentalism_and_Conservation_Opener.indd 292 12/11/18 8:25 PM ...

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E arly in the 17th century, English philosopher and scientist Francis Bacon wrote of the need to control and manage nature. By t ...

The post-war period saw many governments legislating to ensure the quality of air and drinking water and establish national park ...

296 See also: Global warming 202–203 ■ A holistic view of the earth 210–211 ■ Pollution 230–235 ■ Environmental ethics 306–307 T ...

297 See also: Romanticism, conservation, and ecology 298 ■ Environmental ethics 306–307 ■ The Green Movement 308–309 ■ Halting c ...

298 See also: Global warming 202–203 ■ A holistic view of Earth 210–211 ■ Urban sprawl 282–283 ■ The Green Movement 308–309 I n ...