عنوان

The earth's biosphere :evolution, dynamics, and change]CD[

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Smil, Vaclav.

The earth's biosphere :evolution, dynamics, and change]CD[

Cambridge, Mass.

MIT Press

c2002

viii, 346 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references )p. ]289[-328(

Machine generated contents note: Preface -- 1 Evolution of the Idea -- From Veradsky to a Science of the Global Environment -- 2 Life in the Universe -- Attributes, Constraints, and Probabilities -- 3 Life's Diversity and Resilience -- Metabolisms, Species, Catastrophes -- 4 Energizing the Biosphere -- Solar Radiation and the Earth's Heat -- 5 Water and Material Flows -- Biospheric Cycles -- 6 The Biosphere's Extent -- The Moveable Boundaries -- 7 The Biosphere's Mass and Productivity -- Quantifying Life's Presence and Performance -- 8 The Biosphere's Dynamics and Organization -- Fundamental Rules and Grand Patterns -- 9 Civilization and the Biosphere -- The Earth Transformed by Human Action -- 01 Epilogue -- Appendixes -- References -- Scientific Name Index -- Name Index -- Subject Index

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