Published 1989 | Version v1
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Environmental consequences of nuclear war

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Description

This book addresses the ecological, agricultural, and human effects of nuclear war. The topics covered include: Ecological principles relevant to nuclear war; Vulnerability of ecological systems to climatic effects on nuclear war; Additional potential effects of nuclear war on ecological systems; Potential effects of nuclear war on agricultural productivity; Food availability after nuclear war; and Experiences and extrapolations from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Availability note (English)

John Wiley and Sons Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10150.

Additional details

Additional titles

Subtitle (English)
Scope 28, Volume 2: Ecological and agricultural effects, 2nd edition

Publishing Information

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (USA)
ISBN
0-471-92471-7
Imprint Pagination
628 p.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21042693
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CLIMATES; DISTURBANCES; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; EXTRAPOLATION; HIROSHIMA; HUMAN POPULATIONS; NAGASAKI; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; PRODUCTIVITY; RECOMMENDATIONS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; JAPAN; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; POPULATIONS