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Cycles of Life: Civilization and the Biosphere Paperback – 1 October 2000

by Vaclav Smil (Author)
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Vaclav Smil describes current efforts to take into account the complex interplay of living organisms and environmental changes that shape the functioning of biogeochemical cycles. He focuses on the effects of human interference in these cycles caused by actions ranging from combustion of fossil fuels to feeding a growing population.
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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    1 October 2000
  4. ISBN-10
    0716760398
  5. ISBN-13
    978-0716760399
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Vaclav Smil is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. During nearly 30 years of interdisciplinary research there, Professor Smil has focused on the interactions of environment, energy, food, population, economy, and society. He has published 16 books and more than 200 papers on these topics. His most recent books are China's Environmental Crisis, Global Ecology, Energy in World History, Energies: An Illustrated Guide to the Biosphere and Civilization, and Feeding the World.

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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0716760398
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0716760399
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JPierce
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
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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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