Энциклопедия для детей. Том 19. Экология

Volume "Ecology" is the first book in Russia, which tells in an accessible and fascinating way about all aspects of this modern, rapidly developing science. Articles are written by famous scientists of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Lomonosov Moscow State University. They acquaint the reader with how the biosphere, the living shell of the Earth, is arranged and developed, how plants, animals and microorganisms interact with each other, as well as with the atmosphere, natural waters, and soil. It also talks in detail about how people change the face of the planet, what happens from this and how our intervention threatens the person himself. After reading the book, you can find out what needs to be done to save the Earth and life on it. The book will be useful to schoolchildren studying the courses "Ecology", "General Biology", "Geography", as well as teachers and students. Content To the reader (Alexey Yablokov) Biosphere Unique planet (Dmitry Trifonov) Energy for the Biosphere (Alexey Gilyarov) Substance of the biosphere (Alexey Gilyarov) Habitat (Andrey Azovsky) A place under the sun. Adaptation of organisms to the environment (Andrey Azovsky) Ecological niche (Andrey Azovsky) Yours among yours. Ecology of populations (Grigory Vilchek) Enemies, friends, rivals. (Alexey Gilyarov, Grigory Vilchek) Community and Ecosystem. Elbow feeling. And a tooth (Mikhail Glazov, Alexey Gilyarov) The world on the surface of a grain of sand and in a drop of water (Georgy Zavarzin) Who lives where? Distribution of organisms (Mikhail Glazov, Elena Golubeva) Diversity of land ecosystems (Elena Golubeva, Nikolai Drozdov, Arkady Tishkov) Many-sided ocean (Vadim Mokievsky) Ecosystem dynamics (Arkady Tishkov) Evolution of the biosphere (Andrey Zhuravlev Man is changing the planet Steps on the Earth (Dmitry Lyuri) Empty storerooms of the Earth (Vladimir Korolev) "Where are the firewood from?" Environmental problems of energy (Kim Losev) Rivers flowing backwards (Kim Losev) The earth is the breadwinner. How long will it take to feed? (Andrey Azovsky) A threat to the wealth of wildlife (Mikhail Glazov) Defenseless Giants (Vasily Spiridonov) Ocean health (Mikhail Glazov) Poisoned Planet (Kim Losev) Ecological price of a car (Boris Kurov) Ecology and wars (Mikhail Glazov) human ecology How many of us were and how many will be? (Boris Prokhorov) Man at different latitudes (Tatiana Alekseeva) To live and survive (Eleonora Lvova) Health and environmental pollution (Boris Prokhorov) Is home always a fortress? (Boris Prokhorov) On the benefits and harms of drugs (Alexey Erlikh) Healing nature (Aleksey Erlikh) Ecological maps. Are there many trump cards in the deck? (Olga Bykova, Alexander Shestakov) keep forever The cult of ecology and the ecology of the cult (Eleonora Lvova) Planet under the protection of the law (Grigory Vilchek) Through the pages of the Red Book (Mikhail Glazov, Grigory Tertitsky, Nadezhda Tsarevskaya) Protected lands (Arkady Tishkov) What science can and cannot do (Denis Zhilin) Think globally, act locally (Victoria Elias, Grigory Evseev) Our common future (Alexey Yablokov) Application Animals listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation The largest reserves and national parks in Russia The most important protected natural areas of the world Environmentally unfavorable regions of Russia Mineral resources of the world Tracking the state of nature from space Biodiversity Maps Reference tables Map of world languages Glossary-index of the most important terms We advise you to read