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It says a biosphere is part of a planet's terrestrial structure. Isn't that to assume that only a planet "Earth-like" can hold life? -Adrian

It said nothing about size!!!!

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[edit] Paragraph structure

What is this, "Cliffs Notes". What happened to writing in paragraphs? - Marshman 22:45, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Not trying to be difficult here, but the following seems more appropriate for Oceanography or the like and at best remotely pertinent here (which is sort of why we have hyperlinks):

[edit] Ocean and atmosphere connections

Oceanography is intimately linked to understanding global warming and other global environmental concerns.

Our planet is invested with two great oceans;
 one visible, the other invisible; one underfoot, the other overhead; one entirely envelopes it, the other covers about two thirds of its surface.

Matthew F. Maury (1855) The Physical Geography of the Seas and Its Meteorology.

Also see: Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research

I moved it back here. Also, is that a quote (Maury, 1855) ?- Marshman 22:56, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Biosphere 1, 2, 3, and J

Um, why does this section start talking about biomes, when it really has nothing to do with biospheres 1, 2, 3, or J? I think that it needs a new section on biomes, but I don't have time to do it myself... ROBO 64.39.149.198 00:09, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] anyone know about this question?

What is biospher 1, and I want more than just the earth. qoute unqoute. that was my teachers words for a question can any of you help please?

YOU need to give it some thought (your assignment). When many people think of "earth" they think only that it refers to the physical structure of a planet. What is it about "earth" that would lead us to call it "biosphere 1"? What part of your answer might involve things outside of or beyond the earth? - Marshman

[edit] BIOS-3

Why was BIOS-3 numbered 3? Did the Soviets really fail to talk about it at all? I would have thought they would have been talking about it a lot since it appears to have been relatively successful. Or did the creators of BIOS-2 just not notice BIOS-3 when naming BIOS-2? Nil Einne 15:41, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Super-Dave

I'm no scientist, but I'm pretty sure the biosphere wasn't discovered by Super-Dave, or perhaps if indeed he did discover the biosphere, he's worthy of an article of his own? I'm going to assume that the first line of this article is vandalism... Sk8a H8a 00:08, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Eden Project

Shouldn't the Eden Project have a mention in here?


[edit] bebs

Okay, I see where everyone in this project was going, but did they seriously think that it was going to work? Eventually, you will run out of oxygen, so it was a waste of millions of dollars.

Oh, come on. Did you not actually read the article? why do you think that they had the algea? it takes their CO2 and turns it into oxygen, and we turn the oxygen into C02, see the article on Photosynthesis. 64.39.149.198 00:04, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Biosphere J?

I can't find definitive information on this one anywhere. If it can't be cited, it needs to go. --profg 06:01, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

It was an experiment in Japan, and internet information is very hard to find on it, but it is real.[1]. There are sure to be published citations about it somewhere.

[edit] Hyperbaric Biosphere

I have removed content related to the Hyperbaric Biosphere project. It is unbalanced considering the summary treatment of other, more notable, Biosphere projects. If it can meet notability criteria, Hyperbaric Biosphere should be a stand-alone article. If notable, it deserves no more than one-sentence in this article. -- Paleorthid (talk) 21:29, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

I've removed it a couple of times, seems an/several anons want it there but don't want to discuss. Vsmith (talk) 02:49, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Edited accordingly, per User:Paleorthid. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.18.130.171 (talk) 21:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey, we're making progress. How about the main point of Paleorthid's suggestion - create an independent article if it is notable? Meanwhile, I've cut the proposed expansion bit and the spamlink it included as a reference. Also removed the Dr. as we don't include such titles in Wikipedia articles. Now, how about some reliable sources to show notability - as this is a scientific concept, we'll need peer reviewed material covering the research. The link to a creationist promo/sales site just won't work here. Vsmith (talk) 01:47, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bad link ?

The following link is in the "Biosphere 1, 2, 3, and J" section:

"Biosphere 3 (aka BIOS-3) - Experiment to be conducted starting Jan 2008 in the Gary C. Comer Geochemistry building at Columbia University's Lamont Campus in Palisades, New York."

However, when I follow the link, the article says:

"BIOS-3 was a closed ecosystem at the Institute of Biophysics in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, in what was then the Soviet Union."

Which is correct ? StuRat (talk) 03:31, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

I've concluded that the description in the link is wrong and have changed it to match the article to which it points. StuRat (talk) 00:18, 11 March 2008 (UTC)