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Fragile Dominion

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Basic Books, Dec 13, 2007 - Science
We all know that our planet is losing its biological diversity at an alarming rate, with frightening implications for our future. But when does an ecosystem hit the breaking point? In this important book, Princeton biologist Simon Levin offers general readers the first look at how the new science of complexity can help to solve our looming ecological crisis. Levin argues that our biosphere is the classic embodiment of what scientists call complex adaptive systems. By exploring how such systems work, we can determine how they might fail: How much loss can an ecosystem bear before it starts to collapse? How resilient are these systems? Do they in fact hover at the edge of chaos? A deeply original work on one of the most pressing issues of our time,Fragile Dominionis a powerful appeal to understand and protect the global “commons.”   
  

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Ecological Economics : Fragile dominion: complexity and the ...
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JSTOR: Fragile Dominion: Complexity and the Commons
Fragile Dominion: Complexity and the Commons. Kimberly A. With. The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 75, No. 3, 346-348. Sep., 2000. ...
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ECOLOGY:How the Biosphere is Organized -- May 286 (5447): 2091 ...
Fragile Dominion Complexity and the Commons Simon Levin Helix (Perseus), Reading, MA, 1999. 264 pp. $27, C$40. ISBN 0-7382-0111-1. ...
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Conservation Ecology: Towards a Science of Ecological Management
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Libraries & the Digital Commons:
Libraries & the Digital Commons:. Eight Principles for an Emerging Ecosystem. Ellen Finnie Duranceau. Scholarly Publishing and Licensing Consultant ...
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About the author (2007)

Simon Levinis the Moffett Professor of Biology at Princeton University, and Director of the Princeton Environmental Institute. He is the recipient of many prestigious academic awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the MacArthur Award of the Ecological Society of America. He is the author or editor of over 25 books on ecology, biology, and biodiversity.

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