TY  - BOOK
AU  - 
AU  - Crane,Robert G.
AU  - Kasting,James F.
TI  - The earth system
SN  - 9780321733283 (pbk)
AV  - QH331 .K798 2011
U1  - 577/.1 KUM 22
KW  - Gaia hypothesis
KW  - fast
N1  - Previous ed.: c2004; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Global change -- 2. Daisyworld: an introduction to systems -- 3. Global energy balance: the greenhouse effect -- 4. The atmospheric circulation system -- 5. The circulation of the oceans -- 6. The cryosphere -- 7. Circulation of the solid earth: plate tectonics -- 8. Recycling of the elements: carbon and nutrient cycles -- 9. Focus on the biota: metabolism, ecosystems, and biodiversity -- 10. Origin of the earth and of life -- 11. Effect of life on the atmosphere: the rise of oxygen and ozone -- 12. Long-term climate regulation -- 13. Biodiversity through earth history -- 14. Pleistocene glaciations -- 15. Global warming, Part 1: recent and future climate -- 16. Global warming, Part 2: impacts, adaptation , and mitigation -- 17. Ozone depletion -- 18. Human threats to biodiversity -- 19. Climate stability on earth and earthlike planets
ER  -