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...

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Main Author:	Smil, Vaclav (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2013.
Subjects:	Biomass. Biosphere. Natural resources > Accounting. Environmental auditing. Earth (Planet) > Surface. ENVIRONMENT/General Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book