Gaia
A New Look at Life on Earth
by James Lovelock, Christel Rollinat, and Paul Couturiau
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The Gaia hypothesis, first put forth in the mid-1960s, and published in book form in 1975, explores the idea that the life of earth functions as a single organism which actually defines and maintains conditions necessary for its survival.
Disclaiming the conventional belief that living matter reacts passively in the face of threats to its existence, Lovelock argues that the earth's living matter - air, ocean, and land surfaces - forms a complex system which has the capacity to keep our planet a fit place for life. Now reissued with an updated preface which discusses how Lovelock's predictions have already begun to hold true, Gaia has dramatically altered the way scientists view evolution and the environment.
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Biology, Biosphere, Gaia hypothesis, Philosophy, Conservation of Natural Resources [MESH], Biology [MESH], Environment [MESH], Ecosystem [MESH], Ecology [MESH], Evolution, Chemical [MESH], Evolution, Planetary [MESH], Greenhouse Effect [MESH], Biology, philosophy, Biosphere. 0, Hipo tesis de Gaia, Nature conservation, Environmental protection, Geobiology, Ecology, philosophy, Nature, effect of human beings on, Science, Environmental sciencesShowing 10 featured editions. View all 28 editions?
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Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
September 25, 2000, Oxford University Press, USA
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Gaia, una nueva visio n de la vida sobre la tierra
1986, Orbis
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Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
1982, Oxford University Press
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Bibliography: p. 155-156.
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Uiteenzetting van de theorie dat de aarde, zee en atmosfeer één groot organisme zijn dat zichzelf door een feedback-mechanisme in stand houdt, en een beoordeling van de huidige 'gezondheidstoestand' van het mechanisme.
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