Isbn: 9780231102131 - life, temperature, and the earth: the self-organizing biosphere (3 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1999/2002. Natural History, Conservation. Columbia University Press. Very good - fine paperback 241p. 2/24.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 272 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The idea that living things and the atmosphere, oceans, and soils comprise an interactive, self-regulating system -- the Gaia concept -- was first proposed nearly thirty years ago. Since then researchers have been seeking new connections between life and the global environment. David Schwartzman contributes to that search by examining how the Earth's biosphere regulates itself over geologic time. Emphasizing long-term geologic trends -- not the short-term perturbations that have received so much media attention (e.g., the so-called greenhouse effect), the author presents and elucidates his theory of biospheric evolution.…