Global Change and the Earth System: A Planet Under PressureWilliam L. Steffen, Peter Tyson |
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... major role in the transport of heat from the tropics to the poles . The horizontal movement of water in rivers is another important transport process that couples seemingly isolated parts of the planet . The atmospheric transport of ...
... major role in the transport of heat from the tropics to the poles . The horizontal movement of water in rivers is another important transport process that couples seemingly isolated parts of the planet . The atmospheric transport of ...
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... major switches in Earth System functioning occurred on much shorter timescales than the glacial / interglacial cycles , the recorded changes were often rapid and of high amplitude ; in some cases temperature over large regions changed ...
... major switches in Earth System functioning occurred on much shorter timescales than the glacial / interglacial cycles , the recorded changes were often rapid and of high amplitude ; in some cases temperature over large regions changed ...
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... major alterations to ecosystem functioning , interference in the nitrogen and phosphorous cycles , changes of species diversity , loss of soil organic matter and soil erosion . Changes in marine ecosystems as a result of human ...
... major alterations to ecosystem functioning , interference in the nitrogen and phosphorous cycles , changes of species diversity , loss of soil organic matter and soil erosion . Changes in marine ecosystems as a result of human ...
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An Integrated Earth System | 4 |
The Anthropocene | 11 |
Living with Global Change | 19 |
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