Ecology, the link between the natural and the social sciences

Ecology is presented here not just as a biological subject but as an interdisciplinary field that deals with the totality of man and environment. The book is organized around energy concepts as a means of comparing and interrelating natural solar-powered ecosystems and man's fuel-powered civilization. Pictorial diagrams are used to clarify each major principle and examples given. This book succinctly delineates the relevant laws of nature that must be understood and heeded if man is to survive. The human viewpoint is stressed throughout.