| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 423 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
pt. I Introduction -- ch. 1 Origins -- ch. 2 Carbon and oxygen -- ch. 3 Russian dolls -- ch. 4 The revolutions -- pt. II Theory -- ch. 5 The anthropic Earth -- ch. 6 The critical steps -- ch. 7 Playing Gaia -- pt. III The oxygen revolution -- ch. 8 Photosynthesis -- ch. 9 The trial of the oxygen poisoners -- ch. 10 The Great Oxidation -- pt. IV The complexity revolution -- ch. 11 Life gets an upgrade -- ch. 12 When did eukaryotes evolve? -- ch. 13 The not-so-boring billion -- ch. 14 The Neoproterozoic -- pt. V Interlude -- ch. 15 Animals and oxygen -- ch. 16 The grand recycling coalition -- ch. 17 Rolls of the dice -- pt. VI A new revolution? -- ch. 18 Climate wobbles -- ch. 19 The origins of us -- ch. 20 Review -- ch. 21 Where next? |
| Summary |
The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences. Humanity's planet-reshaping activities may be the latest example. By understanding the past revolutions, we can help steer current global change toward a sustainable outcome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Gaia hypothesis.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Geophysics.
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Gaia hypothesis
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Watson, A. J. (Andrew J.)
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| LC no. |
2010038457 |
| ISBN |
9780191501760 |
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019150176X |
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