Harvesting the biosphere : what we have taken from nature /

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 a...

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Main Author: Smil, Vaclav (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2013]
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:0262312263
9780262312264
0262312271
9780262312271
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central