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Gaia hypothesis

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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.

Gaia hypothesis - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Scientific hypothesis about Earth For other uses of "Gaia", see Gaia (disambiguation) . The study of planetary habitability is partly based upon extrapolation from knowledge of the Earth 's conditions, as the Earth is the only planet currently known to harbour life ( The Blue Marble , 1972 Apollo 17 photograph). Part of a series on Rights of nature Movements and schools of thought Earth jurisprudence Deep ecology Wild law Environmental personhood Political representation of nature Traditional worldviews Ubuntu Pa

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