A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation

Thoroughly revised and updated to include the latest research
Over 700 entries new to this edition, including aerial plankton, cyclone collector, oasis, and supertramp

Social as well as scientific focus: comprehensive coverage of the social aspect of environmental science (including treaties, organisations, and agencies relating to the environment) as well as ecology
Appendices provide sources of online data on the environment, international environment treaties, the Beaufort scale of wind strength, the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, the Fujita scale of tornado intensity, the Torino asteroid and comet impact hazard scale, the Richter earthquake magnitude and modified Mercalli earthquake intensity scales, a geological time-scale, the chemical elements, and SI units and conversions
Features recommended web links that are listed and regularly updated on a dedicated companion website

Includes line drawings to illustrate entries

Thoroughly revised and updated to include the latest research in the field, A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation provides over 9,000 A to Z entries on scientific and social aspects of the environment—its key thinkers, treaties, movements, organizations, concepts, and theories. Covering subjects such as sustainable development, biodiversity, and environmental ethics, it is at the cutting edge of environmental and conservation studies.

This is the ideal reference for students studying these subjects and anyone with an interest in environment and conservation.
Readership: Students taking courses in environmental science, environmental conservation, environmental studies, environmental technology, conservations studies, and ancillary subjects