HESS Opinions "Biological catalysis of the hydrological cycle: life's thermodynamic function"
Darwinian theory depicts life as being overwhelmingly consumed by a fight for survival in a hostile environment. However, from a thermodynamic perspective, life is a dynamic, out of equilibrium process, stabilizing and coevolving in concert with its abiotic environment. The living components of the...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/16/2629/2012/hess-16-2629-2012.pdf |