SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1986
STP29016S

A Phenomenological Perspective of Ecological Development

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The most direct and realistic approach to quantifying ecosystems is to measure their supporting networks of flows of materials and energy. The growth and development of such networks may be quantified by applying information theory to the data on flows. Once development has been formalized, other heretofore subjective notions, such as “eutrophication” and ecosystem “health,” take on more precise, quantitative significance.

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Ulanowicz, RE
University of Maryland, Center for Environmental & Estuarine Studies, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD
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Developed by Committee: E47
Pages: 73–81
DOI: 10.1520/STP29016S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4986-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0489-1