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Hello folks,

Can someone direct me to a newsgroup that discusses the relationship
between plants and animals? Specifically, I want to know the
contribution of oxygen from plants and how much of it is consumed by
animals, which plants give off the most oxygen, which animals
breathe
out the most CO2, etc. I want to do some brainstorming for
biospheric
research :-)
Dunno about on line but on paper look for anything by James Lovelock,
his writings are cogent and readable and his scientific credentials
impeccable. He is one of the first scientists to view this planet in a
holistic way and to recognise that the whole of the earth acts as a
system with many feedback loops such that nothing can happen on the
earth or in the atmosphere - biological or geological without
affecting the environment in many and complex ways.
Likewise Lynn Margoulis for a bit more in depth on cell biology and
evolution.
--
Rod

My real address is rodthegardeneratmyisp

Rod wrote:

Dunno about on line but on paper look for anything by James Lovelock,
his writings are cogent and readable and his scientific credentials
impeccable. He is one of the first scientists to view this planet in a
holistic way and to recognise that the whole of the earth acts as a
system with many feedback loops such that nothing can happen on the
earth or in the atmosphere - biological or geological without
affecting the environment in many and complex ways.
Likewise Lynn Margoulis for a bit more in depth on cell biology and
evolution.
--
Rod

Thanks. Professor Lovelock's work does sound very interesting and I am
familiar with the Gaia theory. What needs to happen to avert the
current mass extinction that's gripped our planet? Can't remember the
name of that new BBC series by David Attenborough ("Exctinctioned"? or
something). It had me thinking for a few days.

Have you seen it?

AA
http://www.myspace.com/aa_spaceagent

Following up to :

What needs to happen to avert the
current mass extinction that's gripped our planet?

That's easy, get rid of all the humans.
--
Tim C.

Tim C. wrote:
Following up to :
What needs to happen to avert the
current mass extinction that's gripped our planet?
That's easy, get rid of all the humans.

How curious ... nobody mentioned cows.

Yeah let's go ahead and pretend global warming is the result of cow pies
lol. So much BS being reported on the news we should watch and listen to
it with a roll of toilet paper in hand.

wrote:
Yeah let's go ahead and pretend global warming is the result of cow pies
lol. So much BS being reported on the news we should watch and listen to
it with a roll of toilet paper in hand.

Ho, the vinegar guy ;o)

But I was thinking of the gas ... not the pies.