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Ecology, the Ascendent Perspective
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Ecology, the Ascendent Perspective Hardcover - 1997

by Robert Ulanowicz


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Ecology, Ulanowicz argues, needs a more robust central paradigm, and this book presents one derived from current work in information theory, ecosystem energetics, and complexity theory; the result is a theoretical and empirical tool kit better able to measure the developmental status of any living community. Ranging widely to explore critical issues in the history of science--order, causality, progress, laws--Ulanowicz sets forth a coherent theoretical framework for ecology. He demonstrates that mechanical models can capture behavior of relatively simple, isolated populations, but fail to explain the rich, complex, and sometimes unpredictable mix of order and disorder that characterizes larger systems. A challenge to existing Newtonian and Darwinian paradigms, this book suggests ways to bring ecology from the fringes to the center of science.

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  • Title Ecology, the Ascendent Perspective
  • Author Robert Ulanowicz
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 222
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Columbia University Press
  • Date 1997-08-22
  • ISBN 9780231108287 / 0231108281
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.26 x 6.38 x 0.72 in (23.52 x 16.21 x 1.83 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Ecology
  • Library of Congress subjects Biotic communities, Ecology - Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96-37899
  • Dewey Decimal Code 577
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