Astrobiology of Earth —— The emergence, evolution and future of life on a planet in turmoil

----- 地球行星：混乱中星球的生命出现，进化和未来

ISBN: 9780199205813 出版年：2009 页码：262 Gale, Joseph Oxford University Press

Introduction Abbreviations 1. What is Life? Why Water? 2. The Universe from the Perspective of Biology 3. The Solar System and Life on Earth (a). 4. The Solar System and Life on Earth (b). 5. Early and Present Earth and its Circumnavigation of the Sun 6. Origin of Life and Photosynthesis 7. Setting the Stage for the Evolution of life on a Tumultuous Planet 8. Mechanisms of Evolution: from First Cells to Complex Life and Extremophiles 9. The Evolution of Humans and their Interactions with the Biosphere 10. In Search of Extraterrestrial Life Epilogue Appendix (A Workshop Guide) References Index