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003			OCoLC
005			20231020123911.0
008			221027s2023 njua b 001 0 eng
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020			_a0691177295 _qhardcover
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092			_a576.8 _bP835
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aPorder, Stephen, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aElemental : _bhow five elements changed Earth's past and will shape our future / _cStephen Porder.
264		1	_aPrinceton, New Jersey : _bPrinceton University Press, _c[2023]
300			_aviii, 227 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Over the past four billion years of Earth's history, three organisms-cyanobacteria, plants, and humans--have altered the planet in profound ways by harnessing the availability of five key elements. Hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus are the most common elements in all forms of life on Earth, and all five circulate between the biotic and abiotic world in biogeochemical cycles. When organisms tap into stores of these elements and change these cycles, they change the atmosphere, climate, and, by extension, the trajectory of life on earth. In the first part of the book, Porder explains how cyanobacteria and plants harnessed critical elements and how their success in doing so was followed by environmental collapse in the form of ice ages. Porder then turns to human-caused climate change. He explores the dramatic ways humans have altered the cycles of these five essential elements and explains the profound effect our actions have on the planet. Porder concludes by exploring how we can reduce our impact on the Earth-both individually and societally-by reorienting ourselves toward recycling critical elements instead of extracting them from more and more obscure sources. Ultimately, understanding the role of element cycling is essential to understanding how humans came to be so successful and to putting us on a path to a sustainable future"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aEvolution (Biology) _924968
650		0	_aLife _xOrigin. _933764
650		0	_aEcology. _923431
650		0	_aCivilization. _922910
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