Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Our World is Changing
Chapter 2. Living Matter
Chapter 3. Living Vortex
Chapter 4. Ideal Minimal Ecosystem
Chapter 5. Modeling and Minimal Building Blocks
Chapter 6. Allometry and Metabolic Surface
Chapter 7. Size Spectra and Total Surface Area of Living Matter of the Ocean
Chapter 8. A Comparison of Eight Aquatic Ecosystems
Chapter 9. Size Structure Stability of Phytoplankton Assemblage in a Subtropical Lake
Chapter 10. The Long-term Patterns of Phytoplankton Taxonomic Size-structure
Chapter 11. Comparison of Taxonomic Size-Structure of Several Aquatic Ecosystems
Chapter 12. Consistency of Taxonomic Size-structure of Major Phytoplankton Phyla
Chapter 13. A Multisided Analysis of Living Matter
Chapter 14. High Orderliness of Phytoplankton Taxonomic Structure
Chapter 15. A XX Century Interpretation
Chapter 16. Res Public Biosphere
References
Index
Reviews
“The book An Ideal Ecosystem and Several Problems of Our Time, is a unique, most impressive, thought inspiring volume. It uses models based on the author’s extensive research in aquatic ecosystems to address general ecosystem properties, up to the biosphere scale. The author also draws on his insightful vast knowledge of ecological theory to create an original, coherent view of the structure and function of life’s hierarchical assemblages. There is no similar book, and it will be a great source of stimulation for researchers and advanced students interested in the theoretical and philosophical aspects of contemporary ecological thought.” – Professor Zvy Dubinsky, Life Sciences Department, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Click here to read the book review by – Dr. Georgiy Shulman, Corresponding Member of Ukrainian Academy of Sciences
Click here to read the book review by – Aleksandr Prazukin, Doctor of Science (Biology, Ecology), Leading Research Associate, Institute of Marine Biological Research RAS (IMBR RAS)Russia
Additional Information
The scientific community and people interested in modeling of biological systems, self-maintenance of ecological systems and environment protection is the intended audience.