{"product_id":"how-life-increases-biodiversity-an-autocatalytic-hypothesis","title":"How Life Increases Biodiversity: An Autocatalytic Hypothesis","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"84\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"84\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"368\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"114\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"114\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"102\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e CRC Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"144\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"144\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"128\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e David Seaborg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"170\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"170\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"160\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"198\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"198\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"182\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781138341401\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"217\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"217\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"211\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"242\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"242\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"230\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"261\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"261\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"257\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"294\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"294\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"281\"\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25-06-2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"345\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"345\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"320\"\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.5 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"368\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"368\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"359\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Import\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"373\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"397\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"397\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"859\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"473\"\u003e\"Biodiversity and the Role of Organisms: The Autocatalytic Hypothesis\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by David Seaborg offers a revolutionary perspective on biodiversity, arguing that life itself plays a central role in creating and maximizing biodiversity. This provocative book presents a compelling autocatalytic hypothesis, showing how organisms and their interactions—such as mutualism, commensalism, and even competition—are the driving forces behind the evolution of biodiversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"1230\"\u003eThe author integrates diverse evidence to demonstrate that natural selection favors the enhancement of biodiversity, with species often acting as ecosystem engineers that promote a healthier and more diverse ecosystem. Seaborg challenges traditional views of competition, showing how it frequently leads to evolutionary innovation rather than diminishing biodiversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1758\"\u003eFrom plants that create more favorable living conditions to herbivores and predators that increase species diversity, the book highlights the essential roles organisms play in sustaining ecosystems. Decomposers, often overlooked, are recognized as vital for maintaining ecosystem health. Through these examples, Seaborg reshapes our understanding of the ecological web, making the case that biodiversity is not a passive result of evolutionary forces but is actively created and nurtured by the interactions within ecosystems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"2015\"\u003eThis groundbreaking work presents a fresh perspective on biodiversity and challenges long-standing paradigms in population biology and evolution. 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