Ecology, the Ascendent Perspective

Name: Ecology, the Ascendent Perspective
Brand: Columbia University Press
SKU: 9780231108294
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Autor: Robert E. Ulanowicz

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Ecology, Ulanowicz argues, needs a more robust central paradigm, and this book presents one derived...

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Autor

Robert E. Ulanowicz

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engleză

Legare

Carte - Carte broșată

Publicat

1997

Pagini

222

EAN

9780231108294

ISBN

023110829X

Enbook ID

04557277

Editura

Columbia University Press

Greutate

316

Dimensiuni

154 x 228 x 14

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Ecology, Ulanowicz argues, needs a more robust central paradigm, and this book presents one derived from current work in information theory, ecosystem energetics, and complexity theory; the result is a theoretical and empirical tool kit better able to measure the developmental status of any living community. Ranging widely to explore critical issues in the history of science -- order, causality, progress, laws -- Ulanowicz sets forth a coherent theoretical framework for ecology. He demonstrates that mechanical models can capture behavior of relatively simple, isolated populations, but fail to explain the rich, complex, and sometimes unpredictable mix of order and disorder that characterizes larger systems. A challenge to existing Newtonian and Darwinian paradigms, this book suggests ways to bring ecology from the fringes to the center of science.

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