TY  - BOOK
AU  - Aoki,Ichiro
TI  - Entropy Principle for the Development of Complex Biotic Systems: Organisms, Ecosystems, the Earth
SN  - 9780123914934
AV  - GF75 .A55 2012
U1  - 570.44 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Burlington
PB  - Elsevier Science
KW  - Entropy
KW  - Natural history
KW  - Science
KW  - NATURE
KW  - Reference
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Life Sciences
KW  - Biology
KW  - General
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Thermodynamics and Living Systems -- Plant Leaves -- Animals -- Humans I: Direct Calorimetry -- Humans II: Indirect Calorimetry -- Ecological Communities -- Lake Ecosystems -- Entropy Principle in Living Systems (Min- ax Principle) -- The Earth
N2  - The concept of entropy in thermodynamics is a complex one, though it is fundamental in understanding physics, the workings of the mind, and biology. Entropy is the measure of the quality of energy, and it can also refer to the turn from order to disorder or randomness in isolated systems. In open systems, such as biology, entropy is formulated in terms of production and energy flow. This book establishes a novel view of complex biological systems and the earth using this concept of entropy, encompassing the interdisciplinary area of biology, ecology and physics. This book considers the development over time of a range of biologically complex systems such as plants, animals, humans, and ecosystems, describing them in terms of the second law of thermodynamics, entropy. With its broad coverage of biological systems, this book will be useful for students of environmental science as well as students in biology and physics
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