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Integration of Ecosystem Theories: A Pattern

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. Sven Erik Jørgensen

    1. Department of Environmental Chemistry, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Part of the book series: Ecology & Environment (ECOLEN, volume 1)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-11
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  2. Introduction: Recent Trends in Science

    • Sven Erik Jørgensen
    Pages 13-24

  3. Do We Need a New, Holistic Ecology?

    • Sven Erik Jørgensen
    Pages 25-62

  4. Models in Ecology

    • Sven Erik Jørgensen
    Pages 63-95

  5. Energy and Ecology

    • Sven Erik Jørgensen
    Pages 97-122

  6. Entropy and Ecology

    • Sven Erik Jørgensen
    Pages 123-156

  7. Exergy and Ecology

    • Sven Erik Jørgensen
    Pages 157-199

  8. Network and Hierarchical Concepts of Ecosystems

    • Sven Erik Jørgensen
    Pages 201-220

  9. Utility Theory, Indirect Effect and Ascendency

    • Sven Erik Jørgensen
    Pages 221-254

  10. Catastrophe Theory and Ecology

    • Sven Erik Jørgensen
    Pages 255-279

  11. Chaos, Fractals and Ecology

    • Sven Erik Jørgensen
    Pages 281-297

  12. Dynamic of Ecosystems

    • Sven Erik Jørgensen
    Pages 299-323

  13. A Tentative Pattern of Ecosystem Theories

    • Sven Erik Jørgensen
    Pages 325-347

  14. Epilogue

    • Sven Erik Jørgensen
    Pages 349-350

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 351-383
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About this book

Ecosystems are still a puzzle for mankind. We would like to be able to know their reactions and control them, but repeatedly we have been surprised by their unexpected reactions to our somewhat hasty actions. We unfortunately have to admit that our present knowledge about ecosystems and their true nature is rather limited. Many excellent contributions to a more profound understanding of ecosystems have been launched during the last two decades, but if you do not know the field, it looks as if all the presented ecosystem theories are in complete discord with each other. However, ecosystems are extremely complex and only a pluralistic view will be able to reveal their basic properties. The different approaches therefore have much in common, when you go deeper into the core material, than the first superficial more glance will be able to tell and there is therefore a natural need for a unification of the various approaches to ecosystem theories. It has for many years been my desire to attempt to make a unification of the many excellent thoughts, ideas and observations about ecosystems, that scientists have contributed. These thoughts, ideas and hypotheses have not been made in vain.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Environmental Chemistry, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Sven Erik Jørgensen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Integration of Ecosystem Theories: A Pattern

  • Authors: Sven Erik Jørgensen

  • Series Title: Ecology & Environment

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2682-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1985-6Published: 30 September 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5187-3Published: 18 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-2682-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0929-0281

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 383

  • Topics: Ecology, Physical Chemistry

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