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Entropy Production in Ecosystems.

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posted on 2023-06-08, 06:50 authored by Nathaniel Virgo, Inman HarveyInman Harvey
We present an extremely minimal ecosystem model which takes account of thermodynamic constraints on the organisms metabolism. This suggests a way to test the application of a hypothesised principle of Maximum Entropy Production to ecosystems. It also puts definite physical bounds on the rates at which matter can flow through the system and paves the way for more detailed models that have thermodynamic principles built in from the start. In providing the background for this model we point out some connections between thermodynamic principles and autopoiesis.

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Publication status

  • Published

Publisher

Springer-Verlag

Pages

123.0

Presentation Type

  • paper

Event name

Proceedings of European Conference on Artificial Life, 2007

Event location

Lisbon

Event type

conference

ISBN

978-3-540-74912-7

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  • Informatics Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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