An Introduction to the Earth-Life System

ISBN-13: 9780521729536 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 326 str.

Charles Cockell; Richard Corfield; Neil Edwards

Opis

This concise textbook combines Earth and biological sciences to explore the co-evolution of the Earth and life over geological time.

Recenzje

'… well illustrated … very accessible …' The Geographical Journal

Spis treści

1. A habitable planet; 2. The emergence and persistence of life; 3. The carbon cycle; 4. Plate tectonics, climate and life; 5. Mountains and climate change; 6. Life in the Phanerozoic; 7. The Earth at extremes; 8. Summary; Answers to questions; Appendices; Further reading; Glossary; Index.