The Global Ecosystem

Harland Wm. Whitmore

Chapter 2 in The World Economy, Population Growth, and the Global Ecosystem, 2007, pp 11-21 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The earth’s biosphere, encompassing its atmosphere (gaseous mass surrounding the earth and held in place by the earth’s gravitational force), hydrosphere (water upon the earth’s surface), and a small portion of its lithosphere (upper part of the earth consisting of its crust and upper mantle), contains the planet’s various ecosystems. These self-supporting systems contain myriad plants, animals, and other organisms that interact with each other and with the nonliving parts of the environment. For the purpose of this study the biosphere is viewed as encompassing a single global ecosystem. The total mass of the global ecosystem is divided into 11 major categories:

Keywords: Renewable Resource; Organic Waste; Basic Resource; Current Period; Consumption Good (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230607309_2

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