The Medea Hypothesis : Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive? /

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In The Medea Hypothesis, renowned paleontologist Peter Ward proposes a revolutionary and provocative vision of life's relationship with the Earth's biosphere--one that has frightening implications for our future, yet also offers hope. Using the latest discoveries from the geological record...

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Auteur principal: Ward, Peter D. (Peter Douglas), 1949- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Hypothesen.
Catastrofetheorie (geologie)
Uitgestorven soorten.
Leven.
Life (Biology)
Historical geology.
Extinction (Biology)
Evolution (Biology)
Environmental geology.
Catastrophes (Geology)
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > General.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Catastrophes (Geologie)
Vie (Biologie)
Geologie historique.
Geoecologie.
Extinction (Biologie)
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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 and courses of action
  • What must be done.

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