Environmental & Earth Science
Earth science is a well-established area of knowledge that studies the Earth from various scientific perspectives. Earth scientists often employ investigative approaches that more properly belong to the disciplines of biology, chemistry, physical geography, physics, and mathematics. Earth science can also study the nature phenomena of our planet from either reductionist or holistic vantage points. Some sub-disciplines of earth science include: environmental science, geology, geophysics, glaciology, hydrology, meteorology, climatology, oceanography, physical geography, and soil science.
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Phosphorus: Too Much or Too Little?
Phosphorus: Too Much or Too Little Scientists and artists collaborate on accompanying works to address looming environmental issue Fertilizer is rarely an inspiration... More »
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Richter scale
The Richter scale (or Richter magnitude scale or local magnitude [ML]) scale) is a measure of the magnitude of (or more specificifically the energy released by) an earthquake... More »
Extraterrestrial soils
Last Updated on 2013-05-23 at 18:48
Extraterrestrial soils may be defined as any of the solid granular crustal features of planets and moon other than those soils on planet Earth. Despite four decades of space... More »
Balsam fir
Last Updated on 2013-05-22 at 21:48
This plant guide on the Balsam fir, Pinus balsamea L., was chiefly prepared and contributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation... More »
Valdivian temperate forests
Last Updated on 2013-05-22 at 01:13
The Valdivian temperate forests and the more hygrophilous vegetation of the Mediterranean area of central Chile, represent a true biogeographic island separated from... More »
Dollar Value of Ecosystem Services
Last Updated on 2013-05-20 at 05:42
The value of ecosystem services typically goes unaccounted for in business and policy decisions and in market prices. For commercial purposes, if ecosystem services are... More »
Estimation of adult human biomass
Last Updated on 2013-05-20 at 04:30
The energy requirement of species at each trophic level is a function of the number of organisms and their average mass. The study estimates global human biomass, its... More »
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