Earth's Evolving Systems : the History of Planet Earth

Name: Earth's Evolving Systems : the History of Planet Earth
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ISBN: 9781449648909

ISBN-10: 1449648908

ISBN-13: 9781449648909

Edition: 2013

Authors: Ronald E. Martin

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Earth's Evolving Systems: The History of Planet Earth is intended as an introductory text that examines the evolution of the Earth and its life from a systems point of view. The text covers major topics like the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere, and discusses how these systems interacted with each other and evolved through geologic time. The author takes care to integrate the current state of our Earth systems with those of the past in an effort to develop students' interests in Earth system in general. It begins with by examining the basics of Earth systems, including discussions of sedimentation, evolution, stratigraphy, and plate tectonics. Part Two looks at the…

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List price: $215.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 2/15/2012
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 700
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.146

RONALD E. MARTIN is associate professor of geology at the University of Delaware, Newark. He is the winner of the Best Paper Award for 1996 for his essay "Secular Increase in Nutrient Levels Through the Phanerozoic: Implications for Productivity, Biomass, and Diversity of the Marine Biosphere," which appeared in the journal Palaios.