A New Ecology : Systems Perspective
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Sven Erik J?rgensen; Brian Fath; Simone Bastianoni; Joao C Marques; Felix Muller
- ناشر : Burlington : Elsevier
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
- شابک / ISBN : 9780080497396.
Description
Front cover; A New Ecology: Systems Perspective; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction: A New Ecology is Needed; Chapter 2. Ecosystems have Openness (thermodynamic); Chapter 3. Ecosystems have Ontic Openness; Chapter 4. Ecosystems have Directionality; Chapter 5. Ecosystems have Connectivity; Chapter 6. Ecosystems have Complex Dynamics (Growth and Development); Chapter 7. Ecosystems have Complex Dynamics - Disturbance and Decay; Chapter 8. Ecosystem Principles have Broad Explanatory Power in Ecology; Chapter 9. Ecosystem Principles have Applications
A New Ecology presents an ecosystem theory based on the following ecosystem properties: physical openness, ontic openness, directionality, connectivity, a complex dynamic for growth and development, and a complex dynamic response to disturbances. Each of these properties is developed in detail to show that these basic and characteristic properties can be applied to explain a wide spectrum of ecological obsevations and convections. It is also shown that the properties have application for environmental management and for assessment of ecosystem health
