The recent development toward a consistent ecosystem theory

Advances in Ecological Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue , 2003, Pages 3-12

  Jorgensen S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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BIOMASS; DEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENTROPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ECOSYSTEM THEORY; RETENTION TIME; SPECIFIC EXERGY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 2942696335     PISSN: 13698273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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