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Revolutions that made the Earth

Lenton, Tim <Timothy>

eBook 2011

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Abstract

 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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Description *Revolutions that made the Earth / Tim Lenton and Andrew Watson
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011
1 online resource (xii, 423 pages) : illustrations
Note Formato pdf/epub
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ISBN 9780191501760
019150176X
9780199587049
0199587043
Author
Lenton, Tim <Timothy>
Coauthor
Watson, A. J <Andrew J.>
Publication year 2011
Contents note 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?