Global Change and the Earth System: A Planet Under Pressure : Executive Summary |
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... biological species . It is these activities and others like them that give rise to the phenomenon of global change ... biological processes that transport and transform materials and energy and thus provide the conditions necessary for ...
... biological species . It is these activities and others like them that give rise to the phenomenon of global change ... biological processes that transport and transform materials and energy and thus provide the conditions necessary for ...
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... biology in Earth System functioning Biological processes interact strongly with physical and chemical processes to create the environment that keeps Earth habitable for life . The more that the functioning of the Earth System is ...
... biology in Earth System functioning Biological processes interact strongly with physical and chemical processes to create the environment that keeps Earth habitable for life . The more that the functioning of the Earth System is ...
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... biological diversity of terrestrial ecosystems affects the magnitude of key ecosystem processes such as productiv- ity , and plays a role in the long - term stability of ecosys- tem functioning in the face of a changing environment . 2 ...
... biological diversity of terrestrial ecosystems affects the magnitude of key ecosystem processes such as productiv- ity , and plays a role in the long - term stability of ecosys- tem functioning in the face of a changing environment . 2 ...
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Planetary Machinery | 9 |
Reverberations of Change | 19 |
Towards Earth System Science and Global Sustainability | 32 |
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