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Gaia hypothesis
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Gaia hypothesis
The
Gaia hypothesis
, also known as
Gaia theory
or
Gaia principle
, proposes that
organisms
interact with their
inorganic
surroundings on
Earth
to form a
self-regulating
,
complex system
that helps to maintain the conditions for
life
on the planet. Topics of interest include how the
biosphere
and the
evolution
of life forms affect the stability of
global temperature
,
ocean salinity
,
oxygen in the atmosphere
and other environmental variables that affect the
habitability
of Earth.
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