Environmental Evolution: Effects of the Origin and Evolution of Life on Planet Earth - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0262631970 ISBN 13: 9780262631976

Casa editrice: Mit Pr, 2000

Riassunto

In this book fifteen distinguished scientists discuss the effects of lifepast and presenton planet Earth. Unlike other earth science and biology books, Environmental Evolution describes the impact of life on the Earth's rocky surfaces presenting an integrated view of how our planet evolved. Modeled on the Environmental Evolution course developed by Lynn Margulis and colleagues, it provides a unique synthesis of atmospheric, biological, and geological hypotheses that explain the present condition of the biosphere. The book develops scientific concepts essential to the reconstruction of the intertwined history of Earth's air, rocks, water, and life. After an introduction by James E. Lovelock on Gaia theory, the material proceeds in roughly chronological order from the origin of life in the early Archean Eon to the emergence of new environmental diseases in today's industrialized world. The second edition has been thoroughly revised, with more comprehensive chapters, additional illustrations, and new references.

Contributors
Elso S. Barghoorn, Robert Buchsbaum, David Deamer, Stjepko Golubic, Jonathan King, Antonio Lazcano, James E. Lovelock, Lynn Margulis, Clifford Matthews, Michael McElroy, Mark McMenamin, Raymond Siever, Paul Strother, Tony Swain, Neil Todd

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Informazioni sull'autore

Thomas G. Mahnken is Acting Director of the Strategic Studies Program at the Johns Hopkins University'sPaul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Mit Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0262631970
• ISBN 13: 9780262631976
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 338
• Redattore: Margulis Lynn, Matthews Clifford, Haselton Aaron
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile