Title Statements
- Full title :The earth system / Lee R. Kump, James F. Kasting, Robert G. Crane.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:cop. 2010.
- Edition:3rd edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Pearson Prentice Hall
- Place of Publication:Upper Saddle River, N.J
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:cop. 2010.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 vol. (xi-420 p.) : : ill. en noir et en coul., cartes. ; : 28 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780321597793, 0321597796
- oclc:ocn708363624
- LC Classification:QH331
- Dewey Decimal:577.1
Table of Contents
Global change -- Daisyworld: an introduction to systems -- Global energy balance: the greenhouse effect -- The atmospheric circulation system -- The circulation of the oceans -- The cryosphere -- Circulation of the solid earth: plate tectonics -- Recycling of the elements: carbon and nutrient cycles -- Focus on the biota: metabolism, ecosystems, and biodiversity -- Origin of earth and life -- Effect of life on the atmosphere: the rise of oxygen and ozone -- Long-term climate regulation -- Biodiversity through earth history -- Pleistocene glaciations -- Global warming, part 1: recent and future climate -- Global warming, part 2: impacts, adaptations, and mitigation -- Ozone depletion -- Human threats to biodiversity -- Climate stability on earth and earthlike planets
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