Maintaining earth's oceans
Ann Heinrichs
"Provides comprehensive information on Earth's oceans, their importance, and the environmental threats place upon them"--Provided by publisher.
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Energy and ecology
by David M. Gates (1985)
About this book
This book is concerned with the ecological and environmental consequences of energy extraction, conversion, use and discharge. It contains accounts of world energy resources and reserves and of their rates of use and expected lifetimes. The utilization of any energy form, whether it be renewable or nonrenewable, has ecological and environmental consequences. -- from Preface (page xi).
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreEnergy and ecology Lead Character
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