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Part One was devoted to a discussion of physical features of the Solar System which influence some of the material and energy fluxes on the Earth. It describes the physical setting for the evolution of the Earth’s biosphere. Part Two examines the biogeographic events of the past and their influence on current patterns of life. In this chapter the sway of organisms on the Earth’s atmospheric and geologic features will be explored. Such influences are important because ultimately they have bearing on the evolution of the Earth and its organisms.
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Mielke, H.W. (1989). Evolution of the Biosphere. In: Patterns of Life. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6499-3_4
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