Information of Organization in Ecological Systems: Nutrient > Energy > Carbon

Ecosystems can be viewed from various perspectives depending on the quantity cycled: carbon, nitrogen, potassium, etc. Using real data, it will be shown that each kind of material has its own characteristic type of organization within ecosystems in terms of a proposed information index. Nutrient sys...

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Published in:Journal of theoretical biology 1993-05, Vol.162 (2), p.187-194
Main Author: Hirata, Hironori
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Synecology
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Summary:Ecosystems can be viewed from various perspectives depending on the quantity cycled: carbon, nitrogen, potassium, etc. Using real data, it will be shown that each kind of material has its own characteristic type of organization within ecosystems in terms of a proposed information index. Nutrient systems are generally more highly organized than carbon or energy systems on the basis of information theoretical considerations.
ISSN:0022-5193
1095-8541
DOI:10.1006/jtbi.1993.1082