Thermodynamics

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5. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1972. Mass and energy flow in closed ecosystemsJournal of Theoretical Biology 34:239-253.

49. Ulanowicz, R.E. and B.M. Hannon. 1987. Life and the production of entropyProceedings of the Royal Society, London Series B 232:181-192.

60. Weber, B.H., D.J. Depew, C. Dyke, S.N. Salthe, E.D. Schneider, R.E. Ulanowicz, and J.S. Wicken. 1989. Evolution in thermodynamic perspective: an ecological approachBiology and Philosophy 4:373-405.

118. Nors-Nielsen, S. and R.E. Ulanowicz. 2000. On the consistency between thermodynamical and network approaches to ecosystemsEcological Modelling 132(1-2):23-31.

153. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2005. Fluctuations and order in ecosystem dynamicsE:CO 7(2):14-20.

160. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2007. Ecosystems becomingInternational Journal of Ecosystem Dynamics 2(3):153-164.

175. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2009. Increasing entropy: Heat death or perpetual harmonies? Design and Nature & Ecodynamics 4(2):1-14.

185. Nielsen, S.N. and R.E. Ulanowicz. 2011. Ontic openness: An absolute necessity for all developmental processesEcological Modelling 222:2908– 2912.

206. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2018. The universal laws of physics: Inflated ontologies? pp. 69-84. In: R.J. Russell & J.M. Moritz (Eds.) God’s Providence and Randomness in Nature, W. Conshohocken, PA : Templeton Press.

207. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2019. The tripartite nature of causalities in ecosystem dynamics. Current Opinion in Systems Biology 13:129–135.

209. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2019. Information across the ecological hierarchy. Entropy 21:949–955.

213. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2021. Socio-ecological networks: A lens that focuses beyond physics. J. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Vol. 9. doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.643122.