Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature
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An interdisciplinary and quantitative account of human claims on the biosphere's stores of living matter, from prehistoric hunting to modern energy production. The biosphere--the Earth's thin layer of life--dates from nearly four billion years ago, when the first simple organisms appeared. Many species have exerted enormous influence on the biosphere's character and productivity, but none has transformed the Earth in so many ways and on such...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:026201856X
ISBN13:9780262018562
Release Date:December 2012
Publisher:MIT Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.54 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.2" x 9.4"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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