TY - GEN AU - Lovelock, James TI - Gaia : a new look at life on earth SN - 9780198784883 U1 - 508 PY - 2016/// CY - UK PB - Oxford University Press KW - Gaia hypothesis KW - Biosphere KW - Biology--Philosophy KW - Ecology N2 - Outlines Jim Lovelock's original theory that life on Earth functions as a single organism, a hypothesis which has generated great debate in scientific circles Explains how the Earth's living matter, air, ocean, and land together form a complex system that has the capacity to keep the Earth a fit place for life Includes a new Preface from the author outlining the state of the debates around the Gaia hypothesis today Part of the Oxford Landmark Science range: 'must-read' modern science books which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think ER -