Ecology, the Ascendent Perspective

Ecology, Ulanowicz argues, needs a more robust central paradigm, and this book presents one derived from current work in information theory, ecosystem energetics, and complexity theory; the result is a theoretical and empirical tool kit better able to measure the developmental status of any living community.

Ranging widely to explore critical issues in the history of science—order, causality, progress, laws—Ulanowicz sets forth a coherent theoretical framework for ecology. He demonstrates t...