A new ecology : systems perspective /
Sven Erik Jørgensen ... [et al.].
- 1st ed.
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2007.
- xi, 275 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-272) and index.
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.
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Ecología. Ecology. Nature--Effect of human beings on. Environnement. Homme--Influence sur la nature.