An Introduction to the Earth-Life System

by Charles S. Cockell, Nigel Harris, Neil Edwards, et al.

Book Overview

This concise undergraduate textbook brings together Earth and biological sciences to explore the co-evolution of the Earth and life over geological time. Written for a one-semester course, it explores the Earth system at and above the surface of the Earth by examining the interactions and feedback processes between the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. It also explains how the Earth's surface environment involves a complex interplay...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052172953X
• ISBN13: 9780521729536
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 10.3"