Gaia hypothesis

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The Gaia hypothesis is a scientific theory proposing that Earth’s living organisms and their inorganic surroundings interact to form a self-regulating, complex system that helps maintain conditions suitable for life.

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instanceOf Earth system science concept ⓘ
ecological theory ⓘ
environmental philosophy concept ⓘ
scientific hypothesis ⓘ
associatedWith James Lovelock’s atmospheric research ⓘ
Lynn Margulis’s work on symbiosis ⓘ
coDevelopedBy Lynn Margulis ⓘ
criticizedBy some climatologists ⓘ
some evolutionary biologists ⓘ
criticizedFor organismic metaphors ⓘ
teleological implications ⓘ
DaisyworldModelUsedFor illustrating climate self-regulation by life ⓘ
defendedBy James Lovelock ⓘ
Lynn Margulis ⓘ
developedBy James Lovelock ⓘ
emphasizes feedback loops between life and environment ⓘ
self-regulation of planetary conditions ⓘ
field Earth system science ⓘ
climatology ⓘ
ecology ⓘ
environmental science ⓘ
geophysiology ⓘ
philosophy of biology ⓘ
firstFormulatedBy James Lovelock ⓘ
focusesOn interaction between biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere ⓘ
hasModel Daisyworld model ⓘ
linked to: Gaia hypothesis
hasVersion strong Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
weak Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
linked to: Gaia hypothesis
influenced Earth system science ⓘ
deep ecology movement ⓘ
environmental ethics ⓘ
global change research ⓘ
sustainability discourse ⓘ
influencedBy cybernetics ⓘ
ecology ⓘ
systems theory ⓘ
namedAfter Gaia ⓘ
Greek personification of Earth ⓘ
originatedIn 1960s ⓘ
proposes Earth and its biosphere form a self-regulating system ⓘ
Earth maintains conditions suitable for life through feedback mechanisms ⓘ
living organisms interact with inorganic surroundings to regulate Earth’s environment ⓘ
publication Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth ⓘ
publicationAuthor James Lovelock ⓘ
publicationYear 1979 ⓘ
relatedTo biogeochemical cycles ⓘ
carbon cycle regulation ⓘ
climate regulation by life ⓘ
homeostasis ⓘ
planetary habitability ⓘ
status influential but controversial in mainstream science ⓘ
strongVersionClaims Earth behaves like a single living organism ⓘ
weakVersionClaims life significantly influences Earth’s environment ⓘ

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What Is Life? → relatedWork → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
Dorion Sagan → hasWrittenAbout → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
James Lovelock → notableFor → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
James Lovelock → proposedTheory → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
James Lovelock → knownFor → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
Lynn Petra Alexander → supportedTheory → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
Gaia hypothesis → hasVersion → weak Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
linked to: Gaia hypothesis
Gaia hypothesis → hasModel → Daisyworld model ⓘ
linked to: Gaia hypothesis
Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution → mainSubject → Gaia theory ⓘ
linked to: Gaia hypothesis
Tyler Volk → researchInterest → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
Dorian Sagan → writesAbout → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
The Vanishing Face of Gaia → mainSubject → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
The Vanishing Face of Gaia → buildsOn → Gaia theory ⓘ
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The Ages of Gaia → mainSubject → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
The Ages of Gaia → basedOn → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
Sandra Lovelock → spouseKnownFor → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
James Lovelock → knownFor → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
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Symbiotic Planet → mainSubject → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
Gaia’s Body: Toward a Physiology of Earth → influencedBy → Gaia theory ⓘ
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A Final Warning → relatedConcept → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
The Biosphere → influenced → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
Novacene epoch → associatedWithConcept → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
Medea hypothesis → contrastsWith → Gaia hypothesis ⓘ
Gaia collective consciousness → inspiredByConcept → Gaia hypothesis (real-world ecological theory) ⓘ
linked to: Gaia hypothesis
Gaia (Asimov) → relatedConcept → Gaia hypothesis (real-world ecological concept) ⓘ
linked to: Gaia hypothesis