The Gaia hypothesis proposes that living organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a synergistic, self-regulating system that helps maintain conditions for life on the planet.
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Proposed YearSourced to the subject's own account Proposed BySourced to the subject's own accountJames Lovelock, later with Lynn Margulis 1 Connections
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The Gaia hypothesis proposes that living organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a synergistic and self-regulating system.
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The hypothesis was formulated by the chemist James Lovelock in 1972, and later developed in collaboration with the microbiologist Lynn Margulis.
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The hypothesis was formulated by the chemist James Lovelock in 1972, and later developed in collaboration with the microbiologist Lynn Margulis.
Proposed By: James Lovelock, Overview section (edge: proposed-by, Lovelock)
The Gaia hypothesis was formulated by the chemist James Lovelock and co-developed by the microbiologist Lynn Margulis in the 1970s.
Belongs To: Earth Science, Lead, sentence 1
The Gaia hypothesis (), also known as the Gaia theory, Gaia paradigm, or the Gaia principle, proposes that living organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a synergistic and self-regulating complex system that helps to maintain and perpetuate the conditions for life on the planet.
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The Gaia hypothesis (), also known as the Gaia theory, Gaia paradigm, or the Gaia principle, proposes that living organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a synergistic and self-regulating complex system that helps to maintain and perpetuate the conditions for life on the planet.
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