The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences. Humanity's planet-reshaping activities may be the latest example. By understanding the past revolutions, we can help steer current global change toward a sustainable outcome. INDICE: Preface; Part I - Introduction; 1: Origins; 2: Carbon and oxygen; 3: Russion dolls; 4: The revolutions; Part II - Theory; 5: The anthropic Earth; 6: The critical steps; 7: Playing Gaia; Part III - The oygen revolution; 8: Photosynthesis; 9: The trial of the oxygen poisoners; 10: The great oxidation; Part IV - The complexity revolution; 11: Life gets an upgrade; 12: When did eukaryotes evolve?; 13: The not-so-boring billion; 14: The Neoproterozoic; Part V - Interlude; 15: Animals and oxygen; 16: The grand recycling coalition; 17: Rolls of the dice; Part VI - A new revolution?; 18: Climate wobbles; 19: The origins of us; 20: Review; 21: Where next?
- ISBN: 978-0-19-958704-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 440
- Fecha Publicación: 20/01/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés