Thermodynamics-based categorization of ecosystems in a socio-ecological context

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 258, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Coscieme, Luca ^a   Pulselli, Federico M ^a   Jørgensen, Sven E ^b   Bastianoni, Simone ^a   Marchettini, Nadia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Eco exergy; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Emergy; Input state output; Socio ecological systems

Indexed keywords

ECO EXERGIES; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; EMERGY; INPUT-STATE-OUTPUT; SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;

EXERGY; GENES; THERMODYNAMICS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMERGY; HOLISTIC APPROACH; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; SELF ORGANIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84875785896     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.02.031     Document Type: Article

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