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The book integrates for the first time existing ecosystem theories and is therefore able to present a full ecological and theoretical pattern. It shows that we are able to understand ecosystems and their reactions, provided that we use all basic systems ecology for different aspects of ecosystem properties. The first edition of this book was published in 1992. This second edition contains the many recently published and presented contributions on ecosystem theories, which show even more strongly that an integration of the existing ecosystem theories is needed and also possible.

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Author:   Sven Erik Jørgensen
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2nd rev. ed. 1997
Volume:   2
Weight:   0.770kg
ISBN:  

9780792345237

ISBN 10:   0792345231
Pages:   388
Publication Date:   31 October 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction: Recent Trends in Science.- 2 Do We Need a New, Holistic Ecology?.- 3 Models in Ecology.- 4 Energy and Ecology.- 5 Entropy and Ecology.- 6 Exergy and Ecology.- 7 Network and Hierarchical Concepts of Ecosystems.- 8 Utility Theory, Indirect Effect and Ascendancy.- 9 Catastrophe Theory and Ecology.- 10 Chaos, Fractals and Ecology.- 11 Ecosystem Health.- 12 Development of Ecosystems.- 13 Dynamics of Ecosystems.- 14 Goal Functions, Ecological Indicators and Orientators.- 15 A Tentative Pattern of Ecosystem Theories.- 16 Epilogue.- Appendix 1. Definitions of Concepts.- References.

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