This theory is supported on a small scale by the Redfield ratio, as seen in the work of Keith Downing.
This theory is supported on a small scale by the Redfield ratio, as seen in the work of Keith Downing. It was attacked by James Kirchner, who suggested it could actually be reformulated several ways, citing an article supporting it entitled "Is Mars a Spaceship, Too?." It was modeled partly by Andrew Watson in the Daisyworld simulation, which described albedo as a function of area covered by white and black daisies, and it was co-formulated by Lynn Margulis. Initially proposed by James Lovelock and holding that biomass self- regulates planetary conditions toward homeostasis, FTP, name this ecological hypothesis which shares its name with the Greek goddess representing "mother Earth."
This theory is supported on a small scale by the Redfield ratio, as seen in the work of Keith Downing.
{Gaia} Hypothesis