Description
Critical issues about the impact of human activities on ecological systems challenge tomorrow's generation. This series introduces students to the science behind the headlines. Each volume in the Global Environmental Change series targets an essential issue and involves students in research and discussion to teach concepts and decision-making skills. Washington's Olympic Peninsula -- the subject of this volume's case study -- contains some of America's only old-growth forest. Its timber supports local, regional, even global economies. It also supports many biological species and provides a link in biochemical cycling. How can these roles be balanced? This book introduces students to this scientific theme and equips them with tools to increase their understanding of the deforestation process.
