Life, Temperature, and the Earth The Self-Organizing Biosphere |
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| Author:
| Schwartzman, David |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-53067-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2002 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $41.99 |
Book Description:
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Life, Temperature, and the Earth analyzes and modifies important aspects of the Gaia hypothesis in light of geochemical, geophysical, mathematical, and paleontological data that were either ignored or unavailable when the hypothesis was developed. Schwartzman argues that the Earth's climatic temperature has been biologically regulated amid the backdrop of variable volcanic outgassing and an evolving sun.
Life, Temperature, and the Earth analyzes and modifies important aspects of the Gaia hypothesis in light of geochemical, geophysical, mathematical, and paleontological data that were either ignored or unavailable when the hypothesis was developed. Schwartzman argues that the Earth's climatic temperature has been biologically regulated amid the backdrop of variable volcanic outgassing and an evolving sun.