Gaia’s Body: Toward a Physiology of Earth

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"Gaia’s Body: Toward a Physiology of Earth" is a scientific and philosophical book by Tyler Volk that explores Earth as an integrated, self-regulating system analogous to a living organism.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
philosophical book
scientific book
addresses conceptual foundations of viewing Earth as alive
how biological processes regulate planetary conditions
relationship between life and the physical environment
aimsTo clarify scientific foundations of Gaia hypothesis
develop a physiology of Earth
approach interdisciplinary
systems thinking
use of organismal metaphors for Earth
author Tyler Volk
countryOfPublication United States of America
surface form: United States
field Earth sciences
environmental science
philosophy of nature
genre environmental studies
philosophy of science
science
influencedBy Earth system science
Gaia hypothesis
surface form: Gaia theory

ecology
physiology
language English
mainConcept Earth as a self-regulating system
Earth as an integrated system
analogy between Earth and a living organism
feedback mechanisms in the Earth system
global biogeochemical cycles
notableFor bridging Gaia hypothesis and mainstream Earth science
framing Earth in terms of physiological functions
relatedTo James Lovelock
Lynn Margulis
subject Earth as an organism
Earth system science
Gaia hypothesis
biosphere
planetary physiology
self-regulating systems
targetAudience general readers interested in Gaia theory
scientists
students

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Tyler Volk notableWork Gaia’s Body: Toward a Physiology of Earth