Environmental Evolution Effects of the Origin and Evolution of Life on Planet Earth

Name: Environmental Evolution Effects of the Origin and Evolution of Life on Planet Earth
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ISBN: 9780262631976

ISBN-10: 0262631970

ISBN-13: 9780262631976

Edition: 2nd 2000

Authors: Lynn Margulis, Clifford Matthews, Aaron Haselton

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Offering an accessible introduction to critical changes in the biosphere that have occurred since the origins of life, this text presents an integrated view of our planet's evolution. 15 scientists reflect on major events in the history of the Earth.

Book details

List price: $34.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 6/7/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 356
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgements



Comparison of Planetary Atmospheres: Mars, Venus, and Earth




Cosmochemical Evolution and the Origins of Life




Origin of Life: Polymers before Monomers?




Origins of Membrane Structure




Origins of Life: The Historical Development of Recent Theories




The Antiquity of Life




Evidence of Earliest Life




Microbial Mats of Abu Dhabi




Stromatolites of Shark Bay




Symbiosis Theory: Cells as Microbial Communities




Spirochetes and the Origin of Undulipodia




Life in the Late Proterozoic




Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics




Chemical Signals from Plants and Phanerozoic Evolution



Questions and Answers




Mammalian Evolution: Karyotypic Fission Theory




The Gaia Hypothesis



Gaia: What's New?


Appendix A: Teaching Strategy


Sample Schedule and Minimal Assignments


Time Assignment


Space Assignment


Worksheets


Field Trips


Suggestions to Students Preparing Class Presentations


The Interactive Lecture Program


Appendix B: Five-Kingdom Classification Scheme


Appendix C: Background Reading


Appendix D: Geological Time


Appendix E: Modes of Nutrition


Glossary


Credits


Addresses of Contributors


Index