Fragile Territory - Complexity and the Public Domain

Author: Simon A. Levin (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book is a significant work that integrates the concept of complexity into ecological and biological research. The author elaborates on how complexity research primarily manifests in life sciences through scale, diversity, and patterns, as well as their interplay. Combining years of empirical research in ecological studies, mathematical modeling, and recent complexity theories, the book explores the mutualism, competition, and interactions between life and the environment across multiple scales (from micro to meso to macro), as well as the emergence of various complexity patterns. The book also proposes several highly insightful strategies and recommendations for managing and protecting the global commons of life (not just humans, but other life forms as well).