Title: Life As a Geological Force: Dynamics of the Earth (Commonwealth Fund Book Program)
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication Date: 1992
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0393308170
ISBN 13: 9780393308174
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good

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Those who funded the sciences of geology 150 years ago intuitively saw the Earth as a unified whole. Since that time, the sciences have specialized into physics, chemistry, biology and geology - specialization that has brought advances, but has unfortunately obscured our view of the unique role that life and death play on our planet. Peter Westbroek, in this book, integrates our present knowledge of Earth in a holistic view. Ranging from the dykes of Holland to the Everglades of Florida, Westbroek shows how man has affected geological change and how geological change has influenced man's use of nature, leaving both vastly altered.

From Library Journal

This book addresses two separate themes: the influence of living organisms on particular geological systems and the different holistic models of the Earth. Discussing the first theme are chapters about the human-made environment of the Netherlands, dune ecology on the island of Vlieland, and the importance of microorganisms to the formation of limestone. The second theme is covered by chapters on plate tectonics, Robert Garrels's model of the Earth as a chemical flux, and James Lovelock's gaia hypothesis. Unfortunately, the relationship between these themes is not particularly well developed. With its quantity of diagrams and the author's compact writing style, this book seems more like a set of textbook examples than a popular explanation of the role of life as a geological force. For larger science collections.
- Amy Brunvand, Fort Lewis Coll., Durango, Col.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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