On gaia: a critical investigation of the relationship between life and earth
Auteur :
Tyrrell, Toby
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691121581
Date de publication :
21 juil. 2013
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
680 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
One of the enduring questions about our planet is how it has remained continuously habitable over vast stretches of geological time despite the fact that its atmosphere and climate are potentially unstable. James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis posits that life itself has intervened in the regulation of the planetary environment in order to keep it stab