New method to calculate the work energy of information and organisms

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 295, Issue , 2015, Pages 18-20

  Jørgensen, Sven Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Eco exergy; Ecological law of thermodynamics (ELT); Exergy; Information; Work energy

Indexed keywords

ECO EXERGIES; ECOLOGICAL LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS (ELT); INFORMATION; WORK ENERGY;

EXERGY;

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENERGY FLUX; GENOME; NEW RECORD; PRIMATE; RODENT; THERMODYNAMICS; YEAST;

EID: 84910031389     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.09.001     Document Type: Article

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