The Biosphere - Bradbury, Ian K., 1944- (London ; New York : Belhaven Press, 1991)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Ecology; Biosphere; Paleontology