The medea hypothesis [electronic resource] : is life on earth ultimately self-destructive? / Peter Ward.
Material type: TextSeries: Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.))Publication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009.Description: xxii, 180 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 576.8/4 22
- QE721.2.E97 W375 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-172) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.