Cycles of Life: Civilization and the Biosphere Hardcover – 1 January 1997
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Vaclav Smil
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Smil explores the scientific kernel in the mystical shell of the Gaia hypothesis. He describes how living organisms assure their survival by actively participating in the complex cycling of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur. He updates us on what has been learned about the complex interplay of human beings, other organisms, chemical reactions and geological changes in the Earth's biosphere. Cycles of Life describes how biospheric cycles work, how we interfere in their natural flows, and how we could moderate or avert further deterioration.
- Print length256 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date1 January 1997
- ISBN-100716750791
- ISBN-13978-0716750796
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- Language : English
- Hardcover : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0716750791
- ISBN-13 : 978-0716750796
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I found this book (2 ed. Scientific American 2001) to be easily readable, and while the general thrust of the work may be about the greenhouse effect that is not the main topic. Rather, the book focuses on exploring the flows of major substances in the environment e.g; carbon, nitrogen, water and phosphorous. I've loaned this book and and it was greatly appreciated there too. Alas, it seems it can be difficult to go back and reference material; the index is a bit skimpy and the text arrangement works well for reading but may only allow you to find the general section of what you are looking for.
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