Thresholds of catastrophe in the Earth system
The history of the Earth system is a story of change. Some changes are gradual and benign, but others, especially those associated with catastrophic mass extinction, are relatively abrupt and destructive. What sets one group apart from the other? Here, I hypothesize that perturbations of Earth'...
Main Author: | Rothman, Daniel H (Contributor) |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor) |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS),
2018-02-12T16:13:57Z.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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