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245 14 a| The medea hypothesish| [electronic resource] :b| is life on earth ultimately self-destructive? /c| Peter Ward.;

260 a| Princeton :b| Princeton University Press,;

300 a| xxii, 180 p. :b| ill. ;c| 25 cm.;

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.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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;

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

Author/creator	Ward, Peter D., 1949-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Princeton : Princeton University Press,
Description	xxii, 180 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from JSTOR eBooks
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.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2008056066
ISBN	9780691130750 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0691130752 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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