Gaia hypothesis (Earth as a living system)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Gaia_theory
Earth system hypothesis
gptkbp:criticizedFor mainstream biologists
gptkbp:describes Earth as a self-regulating system
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Lynn_Margulis
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:bar
gptkb:water
biosphere
geosphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gaia hypothesis (Earth as a living system)
gptkbp:influenced environmentalism
Earth system science
gptkbp:namedAfter Gaia (Greek goddess of Earth)
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:James_Lovelock
1970s
Earth maintains conditions suitable for life
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Gaia:_A_New_Look_at_Life_on_Earth
gptkbp:relatedTo homeostasis
planetary science
systems theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GaiaZOO
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7