Ecopoiesis

Ecopoiesis

Ecopoiesis is a neologism created by Robert Haynes. The word was formed from the Greek, οικος, "house", and ποιησις, "production". Ecopoiesis refers to the "origin of an ecosystem". In the context of space exploration, Haynes describes ecopoiesis as the "fabrication of a sustainable ecosystem on a currently lifeless, sterile planet". Ecopoiesis is a type of planetary engineering and can be a major stage of terraformation. The primary stage of ecosystem creation is usually restricted to the initial seeding of microbial life.cite book| last=Fogg| first=Martyn J.| year=1995| title=Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments| publisher=SAE International, Warrendale, PA.] As conditions approach that of Earth, plant life could be brought in, and this will accelerate the production of oxygen, making the planet theoretically eventually able to support life.

Current research

* [http://shot.com/docs/techpubs/NIAC.pdf Robotic Lunar Ecopoiesis Test Bed] Principal Investigator: Paul Todd (2004)

References

ee also

* abiopoiesis
* ecosynthesis
* planetary ecosynthesis
* terraforming


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