Living Matter of the Biosphere: Mass and Chemical Elemental Composition
| Autor: | Yu. V. Kovalsky, V. V. Ermakov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Elemental composition
020209 energy Biodiversity Biosphere 02 engineering and technology 010502 geochemistry & geophysics 01 natural sciences Astrobiology Geophysics Geochemistry and Petrology 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental science Chemical composition 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Living matter |
| Zdroj: | Geochemistry International. 56:969-981 |
| ISSN: | 1556-1968 0016-7029 |
| DOI: | 10.1134/s0016702918100063 |
| Popis: | The paper discusses V.I. Vernadsky’s concept of living matter of the biosphere. Living matter in the sense of all organisms of the biosphere considered collectively is heterogeneous, plastic, integral, organized, and facilitates the continuous movement of atoms of chemical elements, transforms energy, and forms and preserves corresponding environments. Living matter is characterized by a certain chemical elemental composition and mass and performs certain functions. Living matter is mosaic and ubiquitous. It is characterized by homeostasis due to biological diversity, multiple relations between individual organisms, and the unique ability of adaptation. The paper reports data on the mass of living matter, its differentiation, and chemical composition. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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