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The Galactic Ecosystem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2017

Michael Burton
Michael Burton*
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, School of Physics, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia

Abstract

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We discuss how the process of star formation across the spiral arms of galaxies functions as an ecosystem. The carbon abundance plays a crucial role in both its self-regulation and evolution.

Type
Extrasolar Planets
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 213: Bioastronomy 2002: Life Among the stars , 2004 , pp. 123 - 126
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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