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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Allen, T. F. H. (Autor), Starr, Thomas B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2017]
Temas:
Ecology > Mathematical models.
Ecology > Methodology.
Ecology > Philosophy.
Ecology.
SCIENCE / General.
complexity.
constraint.
emergence.
hierarchy.
holon.
levels.
model.
narrative.
observation.
scale.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: The Nature of the Problem
  • Part I. A Theory for Medium Number Systems
  • Part II. Origins of Life as a Complex Medium Number System
  • Part III. Scale and Complex Systems
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index

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