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The medea hypothesis : is life on earth ultimately self-destructive?
Record details
- ISBN: 9780691130750 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0691130752 (alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
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xxii, 180 p. : ill ; 25 cm. - Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-172) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Darwinian life -- What is evolutionary "success"? -- Two hypotheses about the nature of life on earth -- Medean feedbacks and global processes -- Medean events in the history of life -- Humans as medeans -- Biomass through time as a test -- Predicted future trends of biomass -- Summation -- Environmental implications and courses of action -- What must be done. |
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| Subject: | Extinction (Biology) Extinction (Biology) -- Environmental aspects Environmental geology Historical geology Life (Biology) Evolution (Biology) Catastrophes (Geology) |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Library | QE 721.2 E97 W375 2009 (Text) | 26040002899082 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
