Growth and Development Ecosystems Phenomenology
“Growth and Development Ecosystems Phenomenology” by Robert E. Ulanowicz, published by iUniverse in 2000, is an illustrated work comprising 224 pages in English. This book explores the application of growth and development concepts to ecosystems, paralleling their relevance to organisms. Ulanowicz presents ecosystems through the lens of their intricate networks, detailing the relationships of “who eats whom” and deriving indices that quantify system growth and development.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the “principle of increasing ecosystem ascendency,” which offers a distinct perspective on system development, diverging from traditional neo-Darwinian evolutionary theories. The text delves into topics such as ecology, environmental science, and the mechanics of ecosystems, providing insights into the dynamics that govern ecological interactions. This edition invites readers to engage with the complexities of life sciences and the philosophical implications of ecological growth.
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The author’s vision is that the concepts of growth and development apply in a rigorous way to ecosystems, as well as to organisms. He describes ecosystems in terms of their networks of “who eats whom”, and, using the pattern of connections and the strengths of the interactions, derives indices that quantify both system growth and development. The result is what is called the “principle of increasing ecosystem ascendency”, which provides a preferred direction for system development, in stark contrast to the conventional neo-Darwinian theory of evolution.
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