Revolutions that made the Earth / Tim Lenton and Andrew Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lenton, Tim (Timothy), author.

Watson, A. J. (Andrew J.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gaia hypothesis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 423 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

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.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Part I: Introduction

Chapter 1: Origins

Chapter 2: Carbon and oxygen

Chapter 3: Russian dolls

Chapter 4: The revolutions

Part II: Theory

Chapter 5: The anthropic Earth

Chapter 6: The critical steps

Chapter 7: Playing Gaia

Part III: The oxygen revolution

Chapter 8: Photosynthesis

Chapter 9: The trial of the oxygen poisoners

Chapter 10: The Great Oxidation

Part IV: The complexity revolution

Chapter 11: Life gets an upgrade

Chapter 12: When did eukaryotes evolve?

Chapter 13: The not-so-boring billion

Chapter 14: The Neoproterozoic

Part V: Interlude

Chapter 15: Animals and oxygen

Chapter 16: The grand recycling coalition

Chapter 17: Rolls of the dice

Part VI: A new revolution?

Chapter 18: Climate wobbles

Chapter 19: The origins of us

Chapter 20: Review

Chapter 21: Where next?

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

9780191501760

019150176X

9780191775031

0191775037

OCLC:

937357996