Environment: The Science behind the Stories Plus MasteringEnvironmentalScience with eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition)

Withgott, Jay H.; Brennan, Scott R.

ISBN 10: 0321712730 / ISBN 13: 9780321712738

Editore: Pearson, 2010

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• Titolo: Environment: The Science behind the Stories Plus MasteringEnvironmentalScience with eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition)
• Editore: Pearson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0321712730
• ISBN 13: 9780321712738
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Edizione: quarta edizione
• Condizione: very_good

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Environment: The Science behind the Stories captures your interest with a revolutionary new approach to environmental science. Integrated central case studies woven throughout each chapter, use real-life stories to give you a tangible and engaging framework around which to learn and understand the science behind environmental issues. Printed on FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified paper, the newly revised Fourth Edition engages you through the addition of new EnvisionIt photo essays and is now available with MasteringEnvironmentalScience™, the most effective and widely used learning and assessment system.

Informazioni sull?autore

Jay H. Withgott

Jay H. Withgott is a science and environmental writer with a background in scientific research and teaching. He holds degrees from Yale University, the University of Arkansas, and the University of Arizona. As a researcher, he has published scientific papers on topics in ecology, evolution, animal behavior, and conservation biology in journals including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, Evolution, and Animal Behavior. He has taught university-level laboratory courses in ecology, ornithology, vertebrate diversity, anatomy, and general biology.

As a science writer, Jay has authored articles for a variety of journals and magazines including Science, New Scientist, BioScience, Smithsonian, Current Biology, Conservation in Practice, and Natural History. He combines his scientific expertise with his past experience as a reporter and editor for daily newspapers to make science accessible and engaging for general audiences.

Jay lives with his wife, biologist Susan Masta, in Portland, Oregon.

Scott Brennan

Scott Brennan has taught environmental science, ecology, resource policy, and journalism at Western Washington University and at Walla Walla Community College. He has also worked as a journalist, photographer, and consultant.