Man-Made Closed Ecological Systems explores the interactions between humans, microorganisms, and plants in a closed habitat, and the life support systems necessary to maintain habitability over long periods of time. Problems and approaches involved in creating closed man-made ecological systems (CMESs) from a theoretical and experimental viewpoint are given. Topics include the cultivation of bacteria, microalgae and higher plants; the use of biotechnology to support life outside the Earth's biosphere; methods for recycling air, water and food for human consumption; interactions between humans and other organisms in CMESs; and methods for intensifying the level of photosynthesis. In addition to space the authors investigate problems associated with living conditions in dangerous or difficult environmental areas on Earth such as the Arctic and Antarctica, deserts and mountains.
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I.M. Lisovsky is with the Institute of Biophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Russia and R. MacElroy is with NASA Ames Research Center in the USA
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We can define the biosphere as a dynamic system with an essentially closed material cycle kept in motion by solar energy, in accordance with the program built into the totality of genomes of all species inhabiting the planet, and regulated by the totality of their enzymes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Experimental Facilities, Johnson Space Center, Ames Research Center, Institute of Biophysics, Institute of Physics, Kennedy Space Center, Ideal Design Solution, Institute of Biomedical Problems, Soviet Union, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Expected Last, Index Test, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Material Circulation System, Parameter Test, University of Clermont Ferrand, Virovsky White New!
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We can define the biosphere as a dynamic system with an essentially closed material cycle kept in motion by solar energy, in accordance with the program built into the totality of genomes of all species inhabiting the planet, and regulated by the totality of their enzymes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Experimental Facilities, Johnson Space Center, Ames Research Center, Institute of Biophysics, Institute of Physics, Kennedy Space Center, Ideal Design Solution, Institute of Biomedical Problems, Soviet Union, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Expected Last, Index Test, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Material Circulation System, Parameter Test, University of Clermont Ferrand, Virovsky White New!
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- Final report (CCS occasional paper ; no. 6) by Speyside Project on page 43, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Fundamentals of Space Life Sciences (Orbit Series Book) by Heinz Oser in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Human Quality by Aurelio Peccei in Back Matter
- Environmental Science by Roger Johnson on page 60
- World Dynamics by Jay W. Forrester in Back Matter
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- Looking for Life, Searching the Solar System by Paul Clancy in Back Matter
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