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100 1 _aKump, Lee R.
245 1 4 _aThe earth system /
_cLee R. Kump, James F. Kasting, Robert G. Crane.
250 _a3rd ed.
260 _aSan Francisco :
_bPrentice Hall,
_cc2010.
300 _axi, 420 p., 16 p. of plates :
_bill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aGlobal 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.
650 0 _aGaia hypothesis.
700 1 _aKasting, James F.
700 1 _aCrane, Robert G.
942 _cBK