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020			_a9780198784883
082			_a508 _bLOV
100			_aLovelock, James
245			_aGaia : a new look at life on earth
260			_bOxford University Press, _c2016. _aUK:
300			_axi, 148p. _c22 cm.
520			_aOutlines 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.
650			_aGaia hypothesis
650			_aBiosphere
650			_aBiology--Philosophy
650			_aEcology
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