Concepts and controversies in tidal marsh ecology 
edited by Michael P. Weinstein and Daniel A. Kreeger 
 - Dordrecht  Kluwer Academic  2000 
 - xvii,: 875p. 
<br/><br/>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.--<br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780792360193 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>577.69  / CON