Fundamentals of Ecology and Environmental Biology

Contents: Preface. I. Basic ecology and environmental biology: 1. Understanding of ecology and environment. 2. Primitive earth: origin and evolution of life forms. 3. Community ecology. 4. Ecosystems understanding. 5. Biomes of the world. 6. Natural resources--status and management. 7. Biodiversity. 8. Population ecology. 9. Forest ecology. 10. Soil ecology. 11. Chronobiology and stress adaptation. 12. Biomonitoring. II. Applied ecology: 13. Environmental pollution and plant responses. 14. Global warming. 15. Ozone depletion--environmental consequences. 16. Acid rain--cause, consequences and impacts. 17. Solar UV-B radiation and its impact on biota. 18. Urban environmental issues--an overview. 19. Wastewater management--treatment and recycle. 20. Urban solid waste management. 21. Biomedical waste management. 22. Hazardous waste management. 23. Bioremediation. 24. Environmental Impact Assessment--an overview. 25. Sustainable development. Glossary of terms. Suggested references. Index.

"Ecological science is pioneering interdisciplinary science now taught at various degree levels. With that in view, an attempt has been made in this meticulously planned volume to cover several aspects of both basic ecology and environmental biology, along with current status of various environmental problems. This book is quite different from other texts of similar nature so far as its contents and information database are concerned. Herein the readers are provided with a comprehensive and comparative assessment of the current status of ecology and environmental biology at length."