A New Ecology: Systems Perspective

Sven Erik Jorgensen (Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Copenhagen, Denmark),Brian Fath (Professor, Towson University, MD, USA Senior Research Scholar, Advanced Systems Analysis Program, IIASA, Austria),Simone Bastianoni (University of Siena, Italy),Joao C. Marques (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Portugal),Felix Muller (University of Kiel, Germany)

A New Ecology: Systems Perspective
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Elsevier Science & Technology
Country
United Kingdom
Published
16 May 2007
Pages
288
ISBN
9780444531605

A New Ecology: Systems Perspective

Sven Erik Jorgensen (Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Copenhagen, Denmark),Brian Fath (Professor, Towson University, MD, USA Senior Research Scholar, Advanced Systems Analysis Program, IIASA, Austria),Simone Bastianoni (University of Siena, Italy),Joao C. Marques (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Portugal),Felix Muller (University of Kiel, Germany)

6 ½ X 9 7/16 in Preface.
1. Introduction.

  1. Ecosystems have openness (thermody namic).
  2. Ecosystems have ontic openness.
  3. Ecosystems have di rectionality.
  4. Ecosystems have connectivity.
  5. Ecosystems hav e complex dynamics (growth).
  6. Ecosystems have complex dynamics (di sturbances).
  7. Ecosystems have broad explanatory power in ecology.
  8. Ecosystem principles have applications.
  9. Conclusions and f inal remarks.
    References.
    Index.

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