Fragile dominion
complexity and the commons
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Author
Publication
1999 - Perseus Books, Reading, Mass, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
62,500 words, Guess
Page Count
250 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL53233M
- ISBN-100738201111
- OCLC Control Number41539503
- OCLC Control Numberfragiledominionc00levi
- Library of Congress Control Number99061538
and 2 more
- Goodreads4806410
- LibraryThing1532421
Classifications
- DDC333.95
- LCCQH541.15.B56 L52 1999
Description
"Simon Levin, a Princeton biologist and member of the Santa Fe Institute's Science Board, draws on the science of complexity to shed light on the evolution and maintenance of biodiversity on our planet. Fragile Dominion explores six critical questions: What patterns exist in nature? What is the role of environment and history in shaping these patterns? How do ecosystems assemble themselves? How does evolution shape these assemblages? What is the relationship between an ecosystem's structure and how it functions? And, finally, does evolution increase or decrease the resiliency of an ecosystem?" "The challenge, as Levin points out, is to harness the natural forces that organize the biosphere rather than fruitlessly try to resist them. A deeply original work on one of the most pressing issues of our time, Fragile Dominion is a powerful appeal to understand and protect the global "commons.""--BOOK JACKET.
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Series Statement
- Helix books
Other Editions
- Fragile dominion: complexity and the commons
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