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_a550 _bKUM.E |
100 | 1 | _aKump, Lee R. | |
245 | 1 | 4 |
_aThe earth system / _cLee R. Kump, James F. Kasting, Robert G. Crane. |
250 | _a3rd ed. | ||
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_aSan Francisco : _bPrentice Hall, _cc2010. |
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_axi, 420 p., 16 p. of plates : _bill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; |
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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 |