TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jørgensen,Sven Erik
TI  - Introduction to systems ecology
SN  - 9781439855010
U1  - 577.8/2 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - CRC Press/Taylor & Francis
KW  - Biotic communities
KW  - Bioenergetics
KW  - Thermodynamics
KW  - Ecology
KW  - Philosophy
N1  - Part 1: Conservation of Energy and Matter. Ecosystems: Growth and Development. Irreversibility and Order: The Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics. The Biochemistry of Ecosystems. The Thermodynamic Interpretation of Ecosystem Growth and Development. The Ecological Law of Thermodynamics. 
Part 2: Ecosystems Are Open Systems. Ecosystems Have a Hierarchical Organization. Ecosystems Have a High Diversity. Ecosystems Have a High Buffer Capacity. The Components of Ecosystems Form Ecological Networks. Ecosystems Have a Very High Content of Information. Ecosystems Have Emerging Holistic System Properties. Application of System Ecology in Ecological Subdisciplines and Environmental Management. References. Appendix. Index
ER  -