Ecosystems emerging. 5: Constraints

Bernard C. Patten, Milan Straškraba and Sven E. Jørgensen

Ecological Modelling, 2011, vol. 222, issue 16, 2945-2972

Abstract: Ecosystem constraints are both ontic and epistemic. They limit activity, and as problems to be solved they drive organization, which is our hypothesis:The driver of organization is constraint.

Keywords: Constraint; Epistemic; Ontic; Paradox of constraint; Paradox of enrichment; Eco-system; State space: Input-, goal-, and model-driven dynamics; Noosemiosphere; Niche; Niche construction; Environs; Least action; Most action; Ergodynamic equilibrium; Law of Requisite Variety; Law of Requisite Exergy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.04.019

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