Coevolution of the Earth's environment and life: Goldilocks, Gaia and the anthropic principle

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 150, Issue , 1999, Pages 75-88

  Watson, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORY OF GEOLOGY; PLANETARY EVOLUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032761945     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.150.01.05     Document Type: Article

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