Biodiversity: A Reference HandbookCurrent threats to biodiversity, extinction of species, and major changes in human behavior that experts think are needed to conserve existing biodiversity are all addressed. Successful examples of biodiversity conservation provide a hopeful conclusion for the book. Filled with data, anecdotes, and examples, Biodiversity will capture the interest of a variety of readers from students to scientists. |
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... Gaia Hypothesis of the earth as a self- regulating organism . According to the Gaia Hypothesis , when the temperature of the atmosphere rises to temperatures above the optimum for life on earth , plants and plankton will photosynthe ...
... Gaia Hypothesis of the earth as a self- regulating organism . According to the Gaia Hypothesis , when the temperature of the atmosphere rises to temperatures above the optimum for life on earth , plants and plankton will photosynthe ...
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... Gaia Hypothesis , which pos- tulates that through increasing or decreasing its absorption and production of atmospheric gases , the biosphere actually regulates the chemical composition of the atmosphere and therefore assures the ...
... Gaia Hypothesis , which pos- tulates that through increasing or decreasing its absorption and production of atmospheric gases , the biosphere actually regulates the chemical composition of the atmosphere and therefore assures the ...
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... Gaia Hypothesis Proposed by Drs . James Lovelock and Lynn Mar- gulis , the Gaia Hypothesis posits that the biosphere is a self - regulating mechanism . By varying its production of carbon dioxide , oxygen , and other chemical elements ...
... Gaia Hypothesis Proposed by Drs . James Lovelock and Lynn Mar- gulis , the Gaia Hypothesis posits that the biosphere is a self - regulating mechanism . By varying its production of carbon dioxide , oxygen , and other chemical elements ...
Contents
Chronology | 53 |
Biographical Sketches | 71 |
Statistics Illustrations and Documents | 91 |
Copyright | |
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