Environment: The Science Behind the Stories
- ISBN-10
- 1292063319
- ISBN-13
- 9781292063317
- Series
- Environment
- Category
- Environmental sciences
- Pages
- 784
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-01-21
- Authors
- Matthew Laposata, Jay Withgott
Description
This fifth edition continues to build chapters around important US and globally recognised cases to present the content of the chapter and make science memorable. A focus on data and critical thinking is improved, with the addition of hands-on activities featured in each chapter.
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