The Medea Hypothesis : : Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive? / / Peter Ward.
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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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009] ©2009 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Science Essentials ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 p.) :; 11 line illus. 2 tables. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Darwinian Life
- 2. What Is Evolutionary "Success"?
- 3. Two Hypotheses about the Nature of Life on Earth
- 4. Medean Feedbacks and Global Processes
- 5. Medean Events in the History of Life
- 6. Humans as Medeans
- 7. Biomass through Time as a Test
- 8. Predicted Future Trends of Biomass
- 9. Summation
- 10. Environmental Implications and Courses of Action
- 11. What Must Be Done
- References
- Index