Additions to Some Concepts Presented in V.I. Vernadsky’s Works on the Biosphere

Abstract

Four innovations added to the V.I. Vernadsky’s concepts on the biosphere in recent author’s publications were summarized. These innovations are as follows: (a) a new typology of the matter in the biosphere; (b) modernization of the concept of the biogenic migration of chemical elements; (c) a new, fourth, biogeochemical principle; and (d) a more detailed presentation of the concept of a substantial influence of organisms on physical and chemical parameters of the biosphere: namely, the development of a new theory of the multifunctional role of the biota in water self-purification in the hydrosphere.