The earth's biosphere evolution, dynamics, and change - Smil, Vaclav (MIT Press, 2002)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-328) and index
1 - Evolution of the idea : from Vernadsky to a science of the global environment -- - 2 - Life in the universe : attributes, constraints, and probabilities -- - 3 - Life's diversity and resilience : metabolisms, species, catastrophes -- - 4 - Energizing the biosphere : solar radiation and the Earth's heat -- - 5 - Water and material flows : biospheric cycles -- - 6 - The biosphere's extent : the moveable boundaries -- - 7 - The biosphere's mass and productivity : quantifying life's presence and performance -- - 8 - The biosphere's dynamics and organization : fundamental rules and grand patterns -- - 9 - Civilization and the biosphere : the Earth transformed by human action -- - 10 - Epilogue