The medea hypothesis : is life on earth ultimately self-destructive? / Peter Ward.
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- ISBN: 9780691130750 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0691130752 (alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xxii, 180 p. : ill ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009.
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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) |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | QE 721.2 E97 W375 2009 (Text) | 26040002899082 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |