A Systems Perspective Nors Nielsen, Soeren. creator Fath, Brian. Bastianoni, Simone. Marques, Joao C. Muller, Félix. Patten, Bernard D. Ulanowicz, Robert E. Tiezzi, Enzo. Nielsen, Soeren Nors. Fath, Brian. text Electronic books. xx 2019 Second edition monographic eng 1 online resource (272 pages) A New Ecology: Systems Perspective, Second Edition, gives an overview of the commonalities of all ecosystems from a variety of properties, including physical openness, ontic openness, directionality, connectivity, a complex dynamic for growth and development, and a complex dynamic response to disturbances. Each chapter details basic and characteristic properties that help the reader understand how they can be applied to explain a wide spectrum of current ecological research and environmental management applications. Contains revised, updated or redeveloped chapters that include the most current research and technology Reviews universal traits of ecosystems from multiple perspectives, giving the reader a complete overview of the systems perspective of ecology Offers broad examples of ecology as a systems science, from the history of science, to philosophy and the arts Brings together the systems perspective in a framework of four columns for greater understanding, including thermodynamics, network theory, hierarchy theory and biochemistry Contains new chapter on the application of the theory to environmental management. 1. Introduction: A New Ecology Is Needed -- 2. Ecosystems Have Thermodynamic Openness -- 3. Ecosystems Have Ontic Openness -- 4. Ecosystems Have Connectivity -- 5. Ecosystems as Self-organizing Hierarchies -- 6. Ecosystems Have Directionality -- 7. Ecosystems Have Complex Dynamics—Growth and Development -- 8. Ecosystems Have Complex Dynamics—Disturbance and Decay -- 9. Ecosystem Principles Have Broad Explanatory Power in Ecology -- 10. Ecosystem Principles Have Ecological Applications --11. Ecosystems Carry Important Messages to Managers and Policy Makers -- 12. Conclusions and Final Remarks -- References. Soeren Nors Nielsen, Brian Fath, Simone Bastianoni, Joao C. Marques, Félix Muller, Bernard D. Patten, Robert E. Ulanowicz, Enzo Tiezzi, Soeren Nors Nielsen, and Brian Fath. Includes bibliographical references. Nature-Effect of human beings on Ecology GF75 .J744 2020 304.2 Nielsen, Soeren Nors Saint Louis : Elsevier Science & Technology,c2019 9780444637642 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5834062 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5834062 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5834062 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pucpr-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5834062 MiAaPQ 211129 20220209133845.0 EBC5834062 eng