The medea hypothesis is life on earth ultimately self-destructive? /

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Huvudupphovsman: Ward, Peter Douglas, 1949-
Institutionell upphovsman: ebrary, Inc
Materialtyp: Elektronisk E-bok
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009.
Serie:Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.))
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Innehållsförteckning:
  • Darwinian life
  • What is evolutionary "success"?
  • Two hypotheses about the nature of life on earth
  • Medean feedbacks and global processes
  • Medean events in the history of life
  • Humans as medeans
  • Biomass through time as a test
  • Predicted future trends of biomass
  • Summation
  • Environmental implications
  • What must be done.