Self-organization and the emergence of complexity in ecological systems

BioScience

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1075-1079

  Levin, Simon A ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosphere; Complex adaptive systems; Emergence; Gaia; Self organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844449165     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[1075:SATEOC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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