The Earth System and Evolution of Life
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Rating | : | 4.83 (624 Votes) |
Asin | : | 9048190479 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-04-15 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
During the last 200 years since Geology has been established as an integrated science, nearly the same duration as modern Biology, our understanding of the Earth has taken great leaps forward through the works of several experts, and by contributions from a large number of scientific community. The well illustrated chapters in this book provide a succinent summary of the multi-disciplinary nature of science and attempts to bridge genome-level biology through astronomy and earth history. In the 21st Century, however, we face a massive challenge to understand and integrate the voluminous data and break-through made in several fields of Genome-Biology, Astronomy, Climate in the near future, fast depleting resources and the fate of huma