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    The Gaia hypothesis (/ˈɡaɪ.ə/), also known as the Gaia theory, Gaia paradigm, or the Gaia principle, proposes that living organisms interact with their...
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  • The Gaia hypothesis holds that all organisms on a life-giving planet regulate the biosphere in such a way as to promote its habitability. Gaia concepts...
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  • given state. In ecology the concept is important as an element of the Gaia hypothesis, where the system under consideration is the ecological balance of...
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    environmentalist and futurist. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the Earth functions as a self-regulating system...
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    important women in science. Margulis was also the co-developer of the Gaia hypothesis with the British chemist James Lovelock, proposing that the Earth functions...
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    in a paper published in 1983 to illustrate the plausibility of the Gaia hypothesis. In the original 1983 version, Daisyworld is seeded with two varieties...
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  • anomalies in orbital evolution, including a faint young Sun paradox. The Gaia hypothesis holds that biological processes work to maintain a stable surface climate...
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  • in the Gaia hypothesis for much of his career. Early in his career, in the journal Nature, Lenton addressed a concern that the Gaia hypothesis was incompatible...
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  • surrounding the nuclear industry – and by the implications of the Gaia hypothesis of environmentalist James Lovelock; these combined to him writing a...
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    Gaianism (redirect from Gaia Movement)
    movement as a whole. Gaianism's philosophy stems from James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis, which proposes that organisms interact with their surroundings on...
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  • superorganism and that its proper study should be physiology.: 10  The Gaia hypothesis, proposed in the 1960s by James Lovelock, suggests that life on Earth...
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    name Gaia (Γαῖα; Ancient Greek: [ɡâi̯.a] or [ɡâj.ja]) is rare, though the alternative spelling Gaia has become common due to the Gaia hypothesis, in which...
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  • Earth in Greek mythology. Gaia or Gaea may also refer to: Gaia hypothesis, concerns the stability of Earth's natural systems Gaia philosophy, the concept...
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    of geology", to refer to Earth in the context of geophysiology. The Gaia hypothesis of James Lovelock, and Lynn Margulis as well as the work of Hutton...
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  • Gospel song to contemporary rock ballad. The name "Missa Gaia" refers to the "Gaia hypothesis" of scientists James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis which states...
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    The Gaia hypothesis has also been viewed by Lynn Margulis and others as an extension of endosymbiosis and exosymbiosis. This modified hypothesis postulates...
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  • October 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2009. "The Medea Hypothesis: A response to the Gaia hypothesis". Christian Science Monitor (book review). 12 February...
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  • a consequence of the Gaia hypothesis. The Gaia hypothesis holds that the entire earth may be considered a single organism (Gaia). As a self-maintaining...
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  • matriarchal religion. Some find a connection between earth-worship and the Gaia hypothesis. Earth religions are also formulated to allow one to utilize the knowledge...
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    planetary scale: for example, the Gaia hypothesis is an example of holism applied in ecological theory. The Gaia hypothesis states that there is an emergent...
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  • upon his Gaia hypothesis, wherein he sees Earth's systems as well as the organisms on it as one cooperating superorganism. This system, Gaia, regulates...
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  • James Lovelock advanced views on earth as a macro-organism with the Gaia hypothesis. Conservation stemmed from the science of ecology. Important figures...
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  • anyone who dares to "desecrate it". Gayathri deduces his view as the Gaia Hypothesis - that the Earth itself is a single, self-regulating organism, while...
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    portal Mythology portal Amalur Atabey (goddess) Ecofeminism Father Time Gaia hypothesis Jörð Mother goddess Pantheism Prakṛti "Palaeolexicon – The Linear B...
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  • while he was planning the film, eventually taking the form of the Gaia hypothesis. He later explained that the theme he wanted to convey was "more of...
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  • urbanization and urban sprawl. Theories like the world-system theory and the Gaia hypothesis focus on the inter-dependency aspect of environmental and economic...
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    [citation needed] Geology portal Paleontology portal World portal Europa Gaia hypothesis Global catastrophic risks Great Unconformity Interglacial and stadial...
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  • planet. English scientist James Lovelock served as an advisor and his Gaia hypothesis of planet evolution was incorporated into the game. Versions were made...
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    Dawkins. She also wrote in favour of a moral interpretation of the Gaia hypothesis. The Guardian described her as a fiercely combative philosopher and...
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    dividend Conservation movement Environmental history of the United States Gaia hypothesis Greening Index of environmental articles List of conservation topics...
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