Biotic Regulation of the Environment
Subtitle: Key Issues of Global Change (Springer Praxis Books / Environmental Sciences)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: July 26, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9781852331818
Subjects: Conservation of the environment; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Sustainability; Nature; Effect of human beings on; Science; Human Ecology; Life Sciences - Ecology; Ecosystem management; Environmental Policy; Economics - General; Environmental Science; Atmospheric physics; Business & Economics : Economics - General; Science / Ecology; Science / Environmental Science; Science : Environmental Science; Political Science; Biotic communities; Public Policy - General; Ecology
First sentence: The natural biota (i.e. flora and fauna) of Earth undisturbed by human activities regulates the environment on both local and global scales and compensates for any deviations from the optimal environmental characteristics suitable for life as a whole and humans in particular.