Thermodynamics and Ecological Modelling (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781566702720)

Thermodynamics and Ecological Modeling provides a book-length study - the first of its kind - of the current thinking on how an ecosystem can be explained and predicted in terms of its thermodynamical behavior. After the introductory chapters on the fundamentals of thermodynamics, the book will then explain how thermodynamic theory can be specifically applied to the "measurement" of an ecosystem, including the assessment of its state of entropy and enthalpy. Additionally, it will show economists how to put these theories to use when trying to quantify the movement of goods and services through another type of complex living system - human society.

Author: Sven E. Jorgensen
ISBN-10: 1566702720
ISBN-13: 9781566702720
Publisher: CRC Press
Language: English
Published: 09/28/2000
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.82lbs
Size: 10.25h x 7.27w x 0.91d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2001 pg. 65