Uses the ecological system of Florida to introduce the emerging field of environmental science. Materials from biology, geography, earth science, economics, ecology, and computer science are combined in a whole systems approach designed to enable students to evaluate the relationship between human systems and natural systems. The text is divided into four parts that deal with environmental problems, ecological systems (biomes), systems that use the environment for economic purpose, and finally the whole system of Florida relating the state to resources, the affects of present and future populations, and alternatives for the future. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.