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245 14 a| The medea hypothesis :b| is life on earth ultimately self-destructive? /c| Peter Ward.;

300 a| xxii, 180 pages :b| illustrations.;

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490 1 a| Science essentials;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-172) and index.;

505 0 a| 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 -- What must be done.;

533 a| Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.;

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650 0 a| Historical geology.=| ^A25281;

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The medea hypothesis : is life on earth ultimately self-destructive? / Peter Ward.

Author/creator	Ward, Peter D., 1949-
Other author	ProQuest (Firm)
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2009.
Description	xxii, 180 pages : illustrations.
Supplemental Content	Click to View
Subjects	Extinction (Biology) Environmental geology. Historical geology. Life (Biology) Evolution (Biology) Catastrophes (Geology)

Series	Science essentials Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)) ^A1003829
Contents	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 -- What must be done.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-172) and index.
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2008056066

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