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Gaia Hypothesis

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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
1972 1
Proposed BySourced to the subject's own account
James Lovelock, later with Lynn Margulis 1
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Biology, Disciplines
Source Gaia Hypothesis (Wikipedia)
Source Gaia Hypothesis (Wikipedia)

Proposed By

Additional Source Gaia Hypothesis (Wikipedia)Overview section (edge: proposed-by, Lovelock)
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1. Gaia Hypothesis (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    The Gaia hypothesis proposes that living organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a synergistic and self-regulating system.
  • Lead section (proposed-year)
    The hypothesis was formulated by the chemist James Lovelock in 1972, and later developed in collaboration with the microbiologist Lynn Margulis.
  • Lead section (proposed-by)
    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.
  • Belongs To: Biology, 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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