Revolutions that made the Earth / Tim Lenton and Andrew Watson.
Lenton, Tim (Timothy); Watson, A. J. (Andrew J.)
2011
QH343.4 .L46 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
Revolutions that made the Earth / Tim Lenton and Andrew Watson.
Author
Lenton, Tim (Timothy)
ISBN
9780199587049
0199587043
Publication Details
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
xii, 423 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
QH343.4 .L46 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
550
Summary
The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences. Humanity's planet-reshaping activities may be the latest example. By understanding the past revolutions, we can help steer current global change toward a sustainable outcome.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Watson, A. J. (Andrew J.)
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pt. I Introduction
ch. 1 Origins
ch. 2 Carbon and oxygen
ch. 3 Russian dolls
ch. 4 The revolutions
pt. II Theory
ch. 5 The anthropic Earth
ch. 6 The critical steps
ch. 7 Playing Gaia
pt. III The oxygen revolution
ch. 8 Photosynthesis
ch. 9 The trial of the oxygen poisoners
ch. 10 The Great Oxidation
pt. IV The complexity revolution
ch. 11 Life gets an upgrade
ch. 12 When did eukaryotes evolve?
ch. 13 The not-so-boring billion
ch. 14 The Neoproterozoic
pt. V Interlude
ch. 15 Animals and oxygen
ch. 16 The grand recycling coalition
ch. 17 Rolls of the dice
pt. VI A new revolution?
ch. 18 Climate wobbles
ch. 19 The origins of us
ch. 20 Review
ch. 21 Where next?.

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