Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of AgroecosystemsCRC Press, 24 nov 2003 - 472 pagina's Ecologists, agronomists, and others who may question the validity of current models for determining sustainable growth of agroecosystems, need a new set of analytical tools that more effectively address the complex nature of related processes. Those who challenge traditional assumptions of optimization and static factors in agricultural modeling de |
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1 The Crash of Reductionism against the Complexity of Reality | 3 |
2 The Epistemological Predicament Entailed by Complexity | 15 |
New Concepts and Narratives | 43 |
Postnormal Science | 71 |
Basic Definitions and Challenges | 93 |
Looking for MultiScale Mosaic Effects | 129 |
Dealing with the Representation of Chicken8211Egg Processes | 171 |
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