This is an introduction to natural science and policy as they pertain to understanding environmental studies. The core ideas include understanding how the ecological theories of population dynamics, community structure, and ecosystems dynamics lay a scientific foundation to understanding the nature of current environmental issues and how they might be addressed individually and through governmental legislation.

This is an introduction to natural science and policy as they pertain to understanding environmental studies. The core ideas include understanding how the ecological theories of population dynamics, community structure, and ecosystems dynamics lay a scientific foundation to understanding the nature of current environmental issues and how they might be addressed individually and through governmental legislation.