Spatial Optimization for Managed Ecosystems

John Hof, Michael Bevers

• Hardcover | Engels | Complexity in Ecological Systems
• Spatial optimization is a methodology used to maximize or minimize a management objective, given the limited area, finite resources, and spatial relat... Lees meer

The Ecosystem Approach

David Waltner-Toews, James Kay, Nina-Marie Lister

• Paperback | Engels | Complexity in Ecological Systems
• Is sustainable development a workable solution for today's environmental problems? Is it scientifically defensible? Best known for applying ecological... Lees meer

Life Itself

Robert Rosen

• Hardcover | Engels | Complexity in Ecological Systems
• Why are living things alive? As a theoretical biologist, Robert Rosen saw this as the most fundamental of all questions-and yet it had never been answ... Lees meer

Spatial Optimization in Ecological Applications

John Hof, Michael Bevers

• Hardcover | Complexity in Ecological Systems
• Whether discussing habitat placement for the northern spotted owl or black-tailed prairie dog or strategies for controlling exotic pests, this book ex... Lees meer

Ecological Scale

• Paperback | Engels | Complexity in Ecological Systems
• This work synthesizes diverse literature on scale in ecology. It gathers contributions from a wide range of disciplines, including soil science, plant... Lees meer

Hierarchical Perspectives on Marine Complexities

Spencer Apollonio

• Paperback | Engels | Complexity in Ecological Systems
• The Gulf of Maine supports a vital fishery for North America and is one of the most intensely studied marine ecosystems in the world. An understanding... Lees meer

Discontinuities in Ecosystems and Other Complex Systems

• Paperback | Engels | Complexity in Ecological Systems
• Following the publication of C. S. Holling's seminal work on the relationship between animal body mass patterns and scale-specific landscape structure... Lees meer

Ecology, the Ascendent Perspective

Robert Ulanowicz

• Paperback | Engels | Complexity in Ecological Systems
• Ecology, Ulanowicz argues, needs a more robust central paradigm, and this book presents one derived from current work in information theory, ecosystem... Lees meer

Supply-Side Sustainability

Timothy Allen, Joseph Tainter, Thomas Hoekstra

• Paperback | Engels | Complexity in Ecological Systems
• While environmentalists insist that lower rates of consumption of natural resources are essential for a sustainable future, many economists dismiss th... Lees meer

Discontinuities in Ecosystems and Other Complex Systems

• Hardcover | Engels | Complexity in Ecological Systems
• Following the publication of C. S. Holling's seminal work on the relationship between animal body mass patterns and scale-specific landscape structure... Lees meer

Hierarchical Perspectives on Marine Complexities

Spencer Apollonio

• Hardcover | Complexity in Ecological Systems
• The Gulf of Maine supports a vital fishery for North America and is one of the most intensely studied marine ecosystems in the world. This book presen... Lees meer

Complexity Theory for a Sustainable Future

Jon Norberg, Graeme Cumming

• Paperback | Engels | Complexity in Ecological Systems
• Complexity theory illuminates the many interactions between natural and social systems, providing a better understanding of the general principles tha... Lees meer

Ecology, the Ascendent Perspective

Robert Ulanowicz

• Hardcover | Engels | Complexity in Ecological Systems
• Ecology, Ulanowicz argues, needs a more robust central paradigm, and this book presents one derived from current work in information theory, ecosystem... Lees meer

Life Itself

Robert Rosen

• Paperback | Engels | Complexity in Ecological Systems
• Why are living things alive? As a theoretical biologist, Robert Rosen saw this as the most fundamental of all questions-and yet it had never been answ... Lees meer