Goal functions in ecosystem and biosphere evolution

Auteur :
PHILLIPS, J.D.

Description :
The A. reviews idea with respect to biosphere and ecosystem goal functions, and to address the issue of whether goal functions are necessary to achieve trends toward increasing ecosystem productivity. The study is motivated by efforts to determine whether evolution at the ecosystem level can be conceptualized as an emergent phenomenon arizing from microscopic natural selection, independent of any a priori assumptions about the goals or direction of evolution.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Progress in physical geography, issn : 0309-1333, 2008, vol. 32, n°. 1, p. 51-64, nombre de pages : 14, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 48 ref.

Date :
2008

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Sage Publications