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Self-Organization in Complex Ecosystems. (MPB-42)
Ricard Solé
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Description for Self-Organization in Complex Ecosystems. (MPB-42)
Paperback. Deals with the usefulness of tools from statistical physics in ecology. This book provides an introduction to complex systems theory, and asks whether universal laws shape the structure of ecosystems. Tackling classic ecological questions, its presentation of theories and data focuses on the power of statistical physics and complexity in ecology. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 112 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Can physics be an appropriate framework for the understanding of ecological science? Most ecologists would probably agree that there is little relation between the complexity of natural ecosystems and the simplicity of any example derived from Newtonian physics. Though ecologists have long been interested in concepts originally developed by statistical physicists and later applied to explain everything from why stock markets crash to why rivers develop particular branching patterns, applying such concepts to ecosystems has remained a challenge. Self-Organization in Complex Ecosystems is the first book to clearly synthesize what we have learned about the usefulness of tools from statistical ... Read more
Can physics be an appropriate framework for the understanding of ecological science? Most ecologists would probably agree that there is little relation between the complexity of natural ecosystems and the simplicity of any example derived from Newtonian physics. Though ecologists have long been interested in concepts originally developed by statistical physicists and later applied to explain everything from why stock markets crash to why rivers develop particular branching patterns, applying such concepts to ecosystems has remained a challenge. Self-Organization in Complex Ecosystems is the first book to clearly synthesize what we have learned about the usefulness of tools from statistical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Monographs in Population Biology
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691070407
SKU
V9780691070407
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About Ricard Solé
Ricard V. Sole is Professor of Research at the Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies in Spain, head of the Complex Systems Lab at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, external professor at the Santa Fe Institute, and Senior Member of the NASA-Associate Center of Astrobiology. His recent books include "Signs of Life: How Complexity Pervades Biology". Jordi Bascompte is ... Read more
Reviews for Self-Organization in Complex Ecosystems. (MPB-42)
"Self-Organization in Complex Ecosystems is an excellent book, and could very well be the very best of its type."
Timothy F. H. Allen. BioScience "There is no book like this in the canonical line of textbooks on theoretical ecology: Self-Organization in Complex Ecosystems views ecosystems from the perspective of self-organization and the emergence of their large-scale complex features. It does this ... Read more
Timothy F. H. Allen. BioScience "There is no book like this in the canonical line of textbooks on theoretical ecology: Self-Organization in Complex Ecosystems views ecosystems from the perspective of self-organization and the emergence of their large-scale complex features. It does this ... Read more