Biosphere Summary

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  • 7 Encyclopedia Articles

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Encyclopedia Articles (7)

871 words, approx. 3 pages
Biosphere Earth's biosphere is the sphere of life around the planet. Its organisms interact with their environment and each other, maintaining conditions on the planet conducive to life. Light ... Read more
2,105 words, approx. 8 pages
Human Impacts The human species has had a greater impact on the biosphere than any other single species. It is now poised to cause more changes in the future of the biosphere than even photosynthetic ... Read more
987 words, approx. 4 pages
Biosphere The biosphere is the space on and near Earth's surface that contains and supports living organisms and ecosystems. It is typically subdivided into the lithosphere, atmosphere, and hyd... Read more
1,014 words, approx. 4 pages
Biosphere The biosphere is the space on or near the Earth's surface which contains and supports living organisms. It is typically subdivided into the lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. The lith... Read more
1,439 words, approx. 5 pages
Biosphere The biosphere is the largest possible earthly organismic community. It is a terrestrial envelope of life, or the total global biomass of living matter. The biosphere incorporates every ind... Read more
1,484 words, approx. 5 pages
Sustainable Biosphere The biosphere is the region of the earth that supports life; it includes all land, water, and the thin layer of air above the earth. A sustainable biosphere is one with the con... Read more
1,361 words, approx. 5 pages
Earth Systems Engineering and Management The biosphere, at levels from the landscape to the genome, is increasingly a product of human activity. At a landscape level, islands and mainland regions are ... Read more