Ecological and General Systems

An Introduction to Systems Ecology

By: Howard T. Odum

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Paperback | 15 May 1994 | Edition Number 2

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Using an energy systems language that combines energetics, kinetics, information, cybernetics, and simulation, Ecological and General Systems compares models of many fields of science, helping to derive general systems principles.

First published as Systems Ecology in 1983, Ecological and General Systems proposes principles of self-organization and the designs that prevail by maximizing power and efficiency. Comparisons to fifty other systems languages are provided. Innovative presentations are given on earth homeostasis (Gaia); the inadequacy of presenting equations without network relationships and energy constraints; the alternative interpretation of high entropy complexity as adaptive structure; basic equations of ecological economics; and the energy basis of scientific hierarchy.

Part I introduces energetics, hierarchy, and systems modeling. Part II features design elements: intersections, autocatalytic modules, loops, series, parallel elements, and webs. Part III includes embodied energy, spectra of energy quality, temperature, complexity, spatial distribution, and diversity. Part IV discusses production, consumption, ecosystems, succession, economic systems, anthropological models, urban and regional models, global biogeochemistry, and the universe.

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Non-Fiction Science Biology, Life Sciences Life Sciences in General Ecological Science Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning The Environment Applied Ecology Science in General History of Science Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Research & Information

Information theory Cybernetics & Systems Theory

Introduction to Energy Systems	p. 3
Ecosystems and Energy Hierarchy	p. 15
Storage and Flow	p. 25
Microcomputer Simulation	p. 46
Analog Computer Simulation	p. 53
Logic Systems and Other Languages	p. 72
Energy	p. 95
Intersections	p. 123
Autocatalytic Modules	p. 141
Loops	p. 160
Series	p. 182
Parallel Elements	p. 206
Webs	p. 223
Energy Quality and Embodied Energy	p. 251
Spectrum of Energy Distribution and Pulsing	p. 269
Temperature	p. 288
Complexity, Information, and Order	p. 302
Spatial Distribution and Diversity	p. 323
Producers	p. 355
Consumers	p. 383
Ecosystems	p. 406
Succession	p. 443
Economic Systems and the Nation	p. 476
Ecosystems with Humans	p. 508
Cities and Regions	p. 532
World Patterns	p. 554
Summary: The Unity of Systems	p. 572
References	p. 584
Author Index	p. 615
Subject Index	p. 625
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