Hierarchy : Perspectives for Ecological Complexity.

Hierarchy : Perspectives for Ecological Complexity.

Although complexity surrounds us, its inherent uncertainty, ambiguity, and contradiction can at first make complex systems appear inscrutable. Ecosystems, for instance, are nonlinear, self-organizing, seemingly chaotic structures in which individuals interact both with each other and with the myriad...

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Main Author: Allen, T. F. H.
Other Authors: Starr, Thomas B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Ecology > Methodology.
Ecology > Mathematical models.
Ecology > Philosophy.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Ecology > Mathematical models
Ecology > Methodology
Ecology > Philosophy
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I . A Theory for Medium Number Systems
  • Chapter 1. Hierarchies
  • Chapter 2. The Janus-Faced Holon
  • Chapter 3. Scales and Filters
  • Chapter 4. Sirens of Certainty
  • Part II. Origins of Life as a Complex Medium Number System
  • Chapter 5. A Wrinkle in Time: Evolution by Preadaptation
  • Chapter 6. Functional and Structural Boundaries
  • Chapter 7. The Self-Replicating Hierarchy
  • Chapter 8. Scaling Strategies
  • Part III. Scale and Complex Systems
  • Chapter 9. Identifying the Scale in Community Ecology
  • Chapter 10. Hierarchy as a Context for Modeling and Simulation
  • Chapter 11. Diversity and Connectedness
  • Chapter 12. Scale as an Investigative Tool
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index.

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