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hypoxic zones, 131 Cadiz Township, Wisconsin, 346f carbohydrates, 47
radioactive isotopes, tracking, 44 Cain Township, Pennsylvania, 361f carbon, 42
zebra mussels in, 93 Cairo, Egypt, 116f classification, 57
Blanco-Canqui, Humberto, 248 calcium percentage of earth, 42t
Bloomberg, Michael, 372, 530 nitrogen cycle, 144 soil loss, 249f
blueback herring, 105, 105f, 106f percentage of earth, 42t carbon capture, 526, 555, 556f
bluegill bass, 105f Calderón-Garcidueñas, Lilian, 484–485, 484f carbon cycle, 139–140, 140f
Boca Raton, Florida, 363f California carbon dioxide (CO ), 43
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Boddey, Robert, 249 Bren Hall, University of Santa Barbara, atmospheric concentrations of, 57f, 504f,
Bodin, Philippe, 558–559 676f 510f
Bogor, Java, Indonesia, 114f chaparral, 117 coral reefs and, 446–447, 446f, 447f
bogs, 413 De Anza College, 671–673, 671f, 673f emissions, 477f, 529–530
bony fish, 72f fire, 475f EPA regulation, 481, 528
Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Company, 198 forest, 326f greenhouse effects of, 480–481
boreal forest, 117, 117f The Geysers, 51, 51f, 616 photosynthesis, 50f
carbon, 141 GM food labeling, 286 carbon footprint, 532
Borlaug, Norman, 265, 265f irrigation, 251f carbon monoxide, 476, 476f, 477f
Bosch, Carl, 144 landslides, 60f carbon offsets, 531–532
bottle bills, 637–638, 637f organic standards, 276 carbon sequestration, 526, 555
bottled water, 417–418, 418f Solar Two power tower facility, 607f carbon storage, 526, 555
campus phase-out, 677f wildfires, 338, 339 forests and, 328
tap water vs., 418 California State University–San Marcos, 674 no-till farming, 244–245
bottleneck, 144 Calvin cycle, 50 carbon tax, 531
bottom-trawling, 457–458, 457f Camp, Richard, 83 carbon-neutrality, 531
bycatch and, 457–458 campaign contributions, 186 bioenergy, 590–591
Bouiss, Elizabeth, 180 Campo, Frank “Blackie,” 407 campus sustainability and, 682
BP. See Deepwater Horizon oil spill Campus Conservation Nationals, 677 corporations, 532
Brazil campus farms, 679–680 carcinogens, 387
Amazon rainforest fragmentation, 348–349 campus sustainability, 34–35, 671–683 Caribbean
deforestation in, 330, 330f, 331f audits, 673–674, 674f species-area curves, 347f
ecological footprint, 32f carbon-neutrality, 590–591, 682 total fertility rate, 219t
environmental footprint, 231t De Anza College, 671–673, 671f, 673f caribou, 116
ethanol production, 587 dining services, 679 carnivores, 99
no-till farming, 244, 249 divestment from fossil fuel corporations, carrying capacity, 85
population control policy, 224 682–683 change, 86
soap operas and fertility rates, 222–223 222f, ecological restoration and, 681–682 of Earth, 214
223f efforts in, 674f logistic growth curve and, 85
breeding, 70, 70f energy efficiency and, 677–678 Carson, Rachel, 192, 192f, 386–387, 680
captive, 315 farms, 679 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 286
genetic engineering vs. selective, 279–280 food, 679 Cascades, 54
Breeding Bird Survey, 85 green building design, 675–676 case histories, 393–394
Bren Hall, University of Santa Barbara, 676f organizations assisting, 683 Cash for Clunkers program, 565
breweries, 641f purchasing decisions and, 680 Caspian Sea, 93, 412
bromine, 42t recycling, 674–675 Cassandras, 165–167
Brown, Lester, 207, 213 renewable energy, 678–679 catalytic converters, 478f
brown pelican, 557f transportation, 680–681, 680f, 681f cation exchange, 239
brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis), 306f waste reduction, 674–675 cats, birds killed by, 611f
brownfields, 645 water conservation, 676–677 cell phones, 642f, 652–653, 667. See also
Buchsbaum, Andy, 93 Canada e-waste
Buesseler, Ken, 44–45, 44f age structure diagram, 216f cellular respiration, 50
bullet trains, 365f boreal forest, 117, 298 cellulose, 47
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 255, 343 cod fishing, 438–439 cellulosic ethanol, 590
buriti palm (Mauritia flexuosa), 309f ecological footprint, 32f cementation, 56
Burnham, Daniel, 361 freshwater systems and phosphorus experi- Center for Food Safety, 283
burning ments, 130f Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
brush to re-establish grass cover, 252f, 253f Great Lakes, 93–94 (CDC), 264
prescribed, 28, 28f, 338–339 minerals, 656f Central America, tropical rainforest, 114
salvage-logged areas, 343f oil sands, 537–538 Central Florida Community College, 678
Bush, George W. tundra, 116 Central Park, New York City, 365f, 492f
forest management under, 338 Canary Islands, 55f, 60 centrally planned economy, 159
politicization of science, 187 cancer, 381f, 382f CERCLA. See Comprehensive
UNFPA support and, 225 carcinogens and, 387 Environmental Response
weakening environmental laws, 195 positive feedback loop, 125 Compensation and Liability Act
Butte College, 681 toxic air pollution and, 480, 480f Cesareo, Kerry, 325
bycatch, 457, 458f Cann, Rebecca, 83 cesium-155, 581f
canopy, 327, 327f chachalacas (Ortalis spp.), 309f
cap-and-trade emissions trading system, 201, chaparral, 117, 117f INDEX
C 528, 531f Chapela, Ignacio, 262–263, 279, 284–285, 284f
Cabot Oil and Gas, 180, 181, 200 capitalist market economy, 159 character displacement, 95
cactus, convergent evolution of, 69f captive breeding, 315–316 Chatham College, 680
cactus moth, 274, 274f capybara (Hydrochoeris hydrochoeris), 309f chemical energy, cellular respiration, 48, 50 I-3

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