256 Index
nitrogen cycle, 100
phosphorous cycle, 100
river, 99
water course, 99
watershed, 99
wetland, 99–100
Fungi, 12, 35
agricultural damage by, 141
as consumers, 53
decomposers, 53
Furans, 140
g
“Gaia” theory, 229
Gamma radiation, 20, 153
Gause’s law, 33
GCMs, see General circulation models
General circulation models (GCMs), 183
General Systems Theory, 3
Genetic engineering, protection of
agricultural production by, 145
Genetic variety, pre-existing, 40
Geographic Information System (GIS),
208
GIS, see Geographic Information System
Global change, 181
Glucose molecules, 15
Grassland, 89
humus, 89
rainfall, 89
Russia’s steppes, 89
subsoil, 89
vegetation, 89
Great inversion, 78
Green capitalism, 216
Greenhouse effect, 23, 177–185, 204
amplification of, 171
carbon capture and storage, 180
climatic noise, 183
composition and thermal equilibrium
of the atmosphere, 177–181
consequences, 185
danger of climatic change, 183–184
decelerated amplification of, 180
Earth’s climate, 181–182
electricity production, 180
flooding, 185
fuel burning, 178
general circulation models, 183
global change, 181
gravitational influences of other
planets, 182
greatest challenge for dealing with,
180
greenhouse gases, 177
insufficient knowledge about
biogeochemical cycles, 183
Little Ice Age, 182
Medieval Warm Period, 182
most important greenhouse gas, 178
nitrogen oxides, 179
possible impacts of climatic
changes, 184–185
thermal equilibrium and, 23
violent atmospheric phenomena, 177,
184
water vapour, 178
Green and open spaces, 128–136
adverse impacts on natural
environment, 129
coastal ecosystems, 129
difficulties involved in creating urban
biotopes in some cities, 136
nature in the city, 132–136
omnipresence of wildlife, 132
over-grazing, 131
oxygen cycle, stability of, 128
periurban natural environment,
128–129
streams in the cities, 130
streams in Mediterranean city
(Athens), 130–132
urban ecosystem, 134–136
Grey spots (noise pollution), 122
Groundwater pollution, 160
h
Half-life, 154
HCB, see Hexachlorobenzene
Heat convection, 18
Heterotrophic-chemosynthetic
organisms, 52
Heterotrophic organisms, 12
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), 140
Hibernation, 43
Homeothermic animals, 18
Humus conversion, 65
Hydrogen sulphide, 15
Hydrological cycle, 51
Hypolimnion, 78
nitrogen cycle, 100
phosphorous cycle, 100
river, 99
water course, 99
watershed, 99
wetland, 99–100
Fungi, 12, 35
agricultural damage by, 141
as consumers, 53
decomposers, 53
Furans, 140
g
“Gaia” theory, 229
Gamma radiation, 20, 153
Gause’s law, 33
GCMs, see General circulation models
General circulation models (GCMs), 183
General Systems Theory, 3
Genetic engineering, protection of
agricultural production by, 145
Genetic variety, pre-existing, 40
Geographic Information System (GIS),
208
GIS, see Geographic Information System
Global change, 181
Glucose molecules, 15
Grassland, 89
humus, 89
rainfall, 89
Russia’s steppes, 89
subsoil, 89
vegetation, 89
Great inversion, 78
Green capitalism, 216
Greenhouse effect, 23, 177–185, 204
amplification of, 171
carbon capture and storage, 180
climatic noise, 183
composition and thermal equilibrium
of the atmosphere, 177–181
consequences, 185
danger of climatic change, 183–184
decelerated amplification of, 180
Earth’s climate, 181–182
electricity production, 180
flooding, 185
fuel burning, 178
general circulation models, 183
global change, 181
gravitational influences of other
planets, 182
greatest challenge for dealing with,
180
greenhouse gases, 177
insufficient knowledge about
biogeochemical cycles, 183
Little Ice Age, 182
Medieval Warm Period, 182
most important greenhouse gas, 178
nitrogen oxides, 179
possible impacts of climatic
changes, 184–185
thermal equilibrium and, 23
violent atmospheric phenomena, 177,
184
water vapour, 178
Green and open spaces, 128–136
adverse impacts on natural
environment, 129
coastal ecosystems, 129
difficulties involved in creating urban
biotopes in some cities, 136
nature in the city, 132–136
omnipresence of wildlife, 132
over-grazing, 131
oxygen cycle, stability of, 128
periurban natural environment,
128–129
streams in the cities, 130
streams in Mediterranean city
(Athens), 130–132
urban ecosystem, 134–136
Grey spots (noise pollution), 122
Groundwater pollution, 160
h
Half-life, 154
HCB, see Hexachlorobenzene
Heat convection, 18
Heterotrophic-chemosynthetic
organisms, 52
Heterotrophic organisms, 12
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), 140
Hibernation, 43
Homeothermic animals, 18
Humus conversion, 65
Hydrogen sulphide, 15
Hydrological cycle, 51
Hypolimnion, 78