The Biosphere /

Bradbury, Ian K., 1944-

The Biosphere / Ian K. Bradbury. - London ; New York : Belhaven Press, c1991. - vii, 203 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Unifying principles. 1. Levels of organization -- 2. The chemical basis for life -- 3. Genes, chromosomes and cell division -- 4. Evolution -- 5. Energy and life -- 6. The diversity of life and the classificiation of organisms -- Pt. 2. Organisms and ecosystems. 7. Autotrophic organisms and primary production -- 8. Heterotrophic organisms and secondary production -- 9. Food chains : the transfer of energy and matter through ecosystems -- 10. Biogeochemical circulation -- Pt. 3. The history of the biosphere. 11. Life in the Archaean -- 12. Life in the Proterozoic --13. The Phanerozoic : environmental background and fossilization -- 14. Life in the Phanerozoic.

1852930373 (hb) 9781852930370 (hb) 1852930381 (pb) 9781852930387 (pb)

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Ecology.
Biosphere.
Paleontology.

QH541 / .B697 1991

574.5 / BRA