| Title:
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A NEW ECOLOGY
SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE |
| By: |
Dr. Sven Erik Jorgensen, Brian Fath, Simone Bastianoni |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£132.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0444531602 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780444531605 |
| Publisher: |
ELSEVIER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY |
| Pub. date: |
16 May, 2007 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
The diversity of nature's flora and fauna is staggering. This book presents an overview of the systems-based, thermodynamic properties that underpin this natural growth and development, and explains the underlying ecosystem properties that can explain the environment's response to natural perturbations and human interventions. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Elsevier Science Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |