Environmental Evolution: Effects of the Origin and Evolution of Life on Planet Earth (The MIT Press) - Tapa blanda

 
9780262631976: Environmental Evolution: Effects of the Origin and Evolution of Life on Planet Earth (The MIT Press)
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ISBN 10: 0262631970 ISBN 13: 9780262631976
Editorial: MIT Press, 2000

Sinopsis

In this book fifteen distinguished scientists discuss the effects of lifepast and presenton planet Earth. Unlike other earth science and biology books, Environmental Evolution describes the impact of life on the Earth's rocky surfaces presenting an integrated view of how our planet evolved. Modeled on the Environmental Evolution course developed by Lynn Margulis and colleagues, it provides a unique synthesis of atmospheric, biological, and geological hypotheses that explain the present condition of the biosphere. The book develops scientific concepts essential to the reconstruction of the intertwined history of Earth's air, rocks, water, and life. After an introduction by James E. Lovelock on Gaia theory, the material proceeds in roughly chronological order from the origin of life in the early Archean Eon to the emergence of new environmental diseases in today's industrialized world. The second edition has been thoroughly revised, with more comprehensive chapters, additional illustrations, and new references.

Contributors
Elso S. Barghoorn, Robert Buchsbaum, David Deamer, Stjepko Golubic, Jonathan King, Antonio Lazcano, James E. Lovelock, Lynn Margulis, Clifford Matthews, Michael McElroy, Mark McMenamin, Raymond Siever, Paul Strother, Tony Swain, Neil Todd

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Acerca del autor

Lynn Margulis (1938– 2011) was Distinguished Professor of Botany at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. An evolutionary theorist and biologist, science author, and educator, Margulis was the modern originator of the symbiotic theory of cell evolution. Once considered heresy, her ideas are now part of the microbiological revolution.

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Editorial
MIT Press
Año de publicación
2000
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0262631970
ISBN 13 
9780262631976
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
2
Número de páginas
356
Editor
Margulis Lynn, Matthews Clifford, Haselton Aaron
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