The Gaia hypothesis: Fact, theory, and wishful thinking

Climatic Change

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 391-408

  Kirchner, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEGRADATION; FEEDBACK; GLOBAL WARMING;

NATURAL SELECTIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GAIA THEORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; DARWINIA;

EID: 0036128302     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014237331082     Document Type: Article

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