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Ecological stability: An information theory viewpoint
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The stability measure developed in this paper is applied to two example systems and shows the ability of an ecosystem to resist changes in the presence of perturbations.About:
This article is published in Journal of Theoretical Biology.The article was published on 1976-04-01. It has received 221 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ecological stability & Ascendency.read more
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Information theory in ecology.
TL;DR: This work has shed light on the possibility that ecosystem behavior is the most palpable example of a purely natural 'infodynamics' that transcends classical dynamics, but remains well within the realm of quantitative description.
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The Seasonal Dynamics of The Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Dan Baird,Robert E. Ulanowicz +1 more
TL;DR: The full suite of carbon exchanges among the 36 most important components of the Chesapeake Bay mesohaline ecosystem is estimated to examine the seasonal trends in energy flow and the trophic dynamics of the ecosystem.
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Babel, or the ecological stability discussions: an inventory and analysis of terminology and a guide for avoiding confusion.
Volker Grimm,Christian Wissel +1 more
TL;DR: A strategy is derived that can help to dispel the existing ”confusion of tongues” on the subject of ”stability” and prevent its future recurrence, and consists of three questions that should be kept in mind when communicating about stability properties.
Babel, or the ecological stability discussions: an inventory and analysis
Volker Grimm,Christian Wissel +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an inventory and analysis of dis-cussions of ecological stability, considering 163 defini- tions of 70 different stability concepts, and propose a strategy that can help to dispel the existing "confu- sion of tongues" on the subject of "stability" and prevent its future recurrence.
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Ecosystem maturity - towards quantification
TL;DR: The maturity ranking shows a strong negative correlation with relative ascendency, and thus a strong positive correlation with system overhead, a possible measure of ecosystem stability, which points to the feasibility of using comparisons of ecosystem models as a tool for enhancing the authors' understanding of ecosystem characteristics, notably sustainability.
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Information Theory and Reliable Communication
TL;DR: This chapter discusses Coding for Discrete Sources, Techniques for Coding and Decoding, and Source Coding with a Fidelity Criterion.
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Fundamentals of ecology
TL;DR: This book discusses the role of energy in Ecological Systems, its role in ecosystem development, and its implications for future generations of ecologists.
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Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems
Robert M. May,N. MacDonald +1 more
TL;DR: Preface vii Preface to the Second Edition Biology Edition 1.
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Homage to Santa Rosalia or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals
TL;DR: The address of the president of a society, founded largely to further the study of evolution, at the close of the year that marks the centenary of Darwin and Wallace's initial presentation of the theory of natural selection.