Life in the hothouse : how a living planet survives climate change

Author/Creator:

Lenart, Melanie, 1961-

Publication/Creation:

Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2010

Format:

Book

Edition:

1st ed.

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Full Title:

Life in the hothouse : how a living planet survives climate change / Melanie Lenart

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Gaia hypothesis
Global temperature changes
Earth (Planet)

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

A feverish response : hurricanes come with high temperatures -- A living system : gaia and climate control -- Greenhouse-gas attack : one way to warm a planet -- Circulation patterns : a pulse of floods, to the beat of rising waves -- An herbal remedy : plants work to restore balance -- An internal cleanse : the additive power of soils and wetlands -- Beneath the surface : weathering the warming in deep time -- Systematic healing : more ways trees and wetlands boost planetary health -- Conclusion : what would gaia do?

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

General Note:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936714555402486

ISBN:

1-299-19169-X
0-8165-7000-0

OCLC Number:

760250260
923438342