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HYPOTHESE GAIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-01-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Evolution (Biology)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Air Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Gaia hypothesis
1, record 1, English, Gaia%20hypothesis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To James Lovelock ... the planet itself is a life-form created by all this interlinking feedback. Lovelock has taken the notion of feedback and coevolution to dizzying heights. According to his Gaia hypothesis, the approximately four billion species on earth are coevolutionarily coordinated in such a way that our planet itself is, in effect, an autopoietic structure, what Lewis Thomas calls a giant "single cell". 2, record 1, English, - Gaia%20hypothesis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lovelock named his theory of the living, evolving, self-regulating, self-organizing life form earth "Gaia" after the ancient Greek goddess of earth. 2, record 1, English, - Gaia%20hypothesis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Évolution (Biologie)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Pollution de l'air
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hypothèse Gaïa
1, record 1, French, hypoth%C3%A8se%20Ga%C3%AFa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hypothèse de James E. Lovelock selon laquelle la Terre (Gaïa) réagirait elle-même, à la façon d'un être animé, selon ses propres moyens, aux différents déséquilibres écologiques naturels ou anthropiques auxquels elle est soumise. 2, record 1, French, - hypoth%C3%A8se%20Ga%C3%AFa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lovelock est aussi celui qui a mis au point un capteur de chlorofluorocarbures, le CFC sniffer, vers 1930. 3, record 1, French, - hypoth%C3%A8se%20Ga%C3%AFa
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Evolución (Biología)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Contaminación del aire
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hipótesis de Gea
1, record 1, Spanish, hip%C3%B3tesis%20de%20Gea
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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