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100 1 a| Ward, Peter D.q| (Peter Douglas),d| 1949-=| ^A232779;

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

300 a| xxii, 180 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm.;

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337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

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 and courses of action -- What must be done.;

650 0 a| Extinction (Biology)=| ^A162502;

650 0 a| Environmental geology.=| ^A351358;

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

650 0 a| Life (Biology)=| ^A8451;

650 0 a| Evolution (Biology)=| ^A273017;

650 0 a| Catastrophes (Geology)=| ^A76393;

830 0 a| Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.))=| ^A1003829;

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

Author/creator	Ward, Peter D., 1949-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2009.
Description	xxii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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 and courses of action -- What must be done.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-172) and index.
LCCN	2008056066
ISBN	9780691130750 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0691130752 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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