It high in the atmosphere. It is here that we experience the worst of air pollution, waste dis- viii Preface s Preface i x Updated Critical Thinking Issues for reference. We all agree that we must learn how to sustain our environment: BotkinEdward A.
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Marker on cover or bottom edge of book. If not, why not? An ecosystem is sustainable if it can con- them. Today, about 3, people live on the island. In particular, they did not have the until eventually their overuse of the environment results in the breadfruit tree, a nutritious starchy food source, so they relied collapse of the society.
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