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21. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1979.\u00a0Prediction, chaos and ecological perspective<\/a>.\u00a0pp. 107-117. In: Efraim Halfon, (ed.).\u00a0Theoretical Systems Ecology<\/i>\u00a0Academic Press, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

43. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1986.\u00a0Growth and Development: Ecosystems Phenomenology<\/a><\/i>\u00a0Springer-Verlag, NY. 203p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

44. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1986.\u00a0A phenomenological perspective of ecological development<\/a>.\u00a0pp. 73-8l. In: T. M. Poston and R. Purdy (eds.).\u00a0Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate<\/i>, Vol.9. ASTM STP 921. American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

46. Hirata, H. and R.E. Ulanowicz. 1986.\u00a0Large-scale system perspectives on ecological modelling and analysis<\/a>.\u00a0Ecological Modelling<\/i>\u00a031:79-104.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

48. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1987.\u00a0Growth and development: Variational principles reconsidered<\/a>.\u00a0European Journal of Operations Research<\/i>\u00a030:173-178.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

49. Ulanowicz, R.E. and B.M. Hannon. 1987.\u00a0Life and the production of entropy<\/a>.\u00a0Proceedings of the Royal Society, London Series B<\/i>\u00a0232:181-192.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

52. Ulanowicz, R.E. and A.J. Goldman. 1988.\u00a0On quantifying the effects of formal and final causes in ecosystem development<\/a>.\u00a0pp. 164-180. In: W.Wolff, C.-J. Soeder and F.R. Drepper (eds.).\u00a0Ecodynamics: Contributions to Theoretical Ecology<\/i>\u00a0Proceedings of an International Workshop, Federal Republic of Germany, 19-20 Oct. 1987. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

53. Wicken, J.S. and R.E. Ulanowicz. 1988.\u00a0On quantifying hierarchical connections in ecology<\/a>.\u00a0Journal of Social and Biological Structures<\/i>\u00a011:369-377.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

60. Weber, B.H., D.J. Depew, C. Dyke, S.N. Salthe, E.D. Schneider, R.E. Ulanowicz, and J.S. Wicken. 1989.\u00a0Evolution in thermodynamic perspective: an ecological approach<\/a>.\u00a0Biology and Philosophy<\/i>\u00a04:373-405.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

62. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1990.\u00a0Aristotelean causalities in ecosystem development<\/a>.\u00a0Oikos<\/i>\u00a057:42-48.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

63. Ulanowicz, R. E. 1990.\u00a0Ecosystem integrity and network theory<\/a>.\u00a0pp. 69-77. In: C.J. Edwards and H.A. Regier (eds.)\u00a0An Ecosystem Approach to the Integrity of the Great Lakes in Turbulent Times<\/i>\u00a0Great Lakes Fish Comm. Spec. Pub. 90-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

66. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1991.\u00a0Formal agency in ecosystem development<\/a>.\u00a0pp. 58-70. In: M. Higashi and T.D. Burns (eds.)\u00a0Theoretical Studies of Ecosystems: The Network Perspective<\/i>\u00a0Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

68. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1991.\u00a0Complexity: Toward quantifying its various manifestations<\/a>.\u00a0WESScomm<\/i>\u00a01:43-50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

70. Ulanowicz, R.E. and W.F. Wolff. 1991.\u00a0Ecosystem flow networks: Loaded dice?<\/a>\u00a0Mathematical Biosciences<\/i>\u00a0103:45-68.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

78. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1993.\u00a0Inventing the ecoscope<\/a>.\u00a0pp. ix-x. In: V. Christensen and D. Pauly (eds.).\u00a0Trophic Models of Aquatic Ecosystems<\/i>\u00a0ICLARM Conf. Proc. 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

79. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1993.\u00a0Perspectives:\u00a0Oecologia ex machina?<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Ecological Modelling<\/i>\u00a011(2):1 and 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

90. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1996.\u00a0Ecosystem development: Symmetry arising?<\/a>\u00a0Symmetry: Culture and Science<\/i>\u00a07(3):321-334.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

91. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1996.\u00a0The internalist perspective and non-cognitive value<\/a>.\u00a0Revue de la Pensee d’aujourd’hui<\/i>\u00a024(11):292-301 (in Japanese).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

95. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1997.\u00a0Ecology, the Ascendent Perspective<\/a><\/i>\u00a0Columbia University Press, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

108. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1999.\u00a0Life after Newton: An ecological metaphysic<\/a>.\u00a0BioSystems<\/i>\u00a050:127-142.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

111. Ulanowicz, R.E. 1999.\u00a0Out of the clockworks: A response<\/a>.\u00a0Estuaries<\/i>\u00a022:342-343.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

115. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2000.\u00a0Ontic closure and the hierarchy of scale<\/a>.\u00a0Pp. 266-271. In: Chandler, J.L.R. and Van de Vijver, G. (Eds.),\u00a0Emergent Organizations and Their Dynamics<\/i>\u00a0Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Vol. 901.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

116. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2000.\u00a0Ecology, the subversive science?<\/a>\u00a0Episteme<\/i>\u00a011:137-152.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

124. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2001.\u00a0The organic in ecology<\/a>.\u00a0Ludus Vitalis<\/i>\u00a09(15):183-204.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

125. Hoffmann, D.S. 2001.\u00a0Conversando com Roberto E. Ulanowicz<\/a>.\u00a0Episteme<\/i>\u00a012:13-22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

131. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2002.\u00a0Ecology, a dialogue between the quick and the dead<\/a>.\u00a0Emergence<\/i>\u00a04:34-52.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

132. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2002.\u00a0Toward quantifying semiotic agencies: Habits arising<\/a>.\u00a0Journal of Semiotics, Evolution, Energy and Development<\/i>\u00a02(1):38-55.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

134. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2003.\u00a0On the ordinality of causes in complex autocatalytic systems<\/a>.\u00a0Annals of the New York Academy of Science<\/i>\u00a0988:154-157.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

140. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2004.\u00a0Ecosystem dynamics: A natural middle<\/a>.\u00a0Theology and Science<\/i>\u00a02(2):231-253.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

148. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2005.\u00a0Ecological network analysis: An escape from the machine<\/a>.\u00a0Pp.201-207 In: A. Belgrano, U.M. Scharler, J. Dunne, and R.E. Ulanowicz (Eds.)\u00a0Aquatic Food Webs<\/i>\u00a0Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

153. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2005.\u00a0Fluctuations and order in ecosystem dynamics<\/a>.\u00a0E:CO<\/i>\u00a07(2):14-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

154. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2006.\u00a0Process ecology: A transactional worldview<\/a>.\u00a0Journal of Ecodynamics<\/i>\u00a01:103-114.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

155. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2006.\u00a0Reconsidering the notion of the organic<\/a>.\u00a0Pp 101-113 in A. K. Konopka (Ed.)\u00a0Systems Biology: Principles, Methods and Concepts<\/i>\u00a0Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

160. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2007.\u00a0Ecosystems becoming<\/a>.\u00a0International Journal of Ecosystem Dynamics<\/i>\u00a02(3):153-164.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

162. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2007.\u00a0Process ecology: Creatura at large in an open universe<\/a>.\u00a0Pp. 121-134 In: J. Hoffmeyer (Ed.)\u00a0A Legacy for Living Systems: Gregory Bateson as Precursor to Biosemiotics<\/i>\u00a0Springer-Verlag, Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

167. Ulanowicz, R.E 2009.\u00a0A Third Window: Natural Life beyond Newton and Darwin<\/a><\/i>\u00a0Templeton Foundation Press, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. 196p<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

173. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2009.\u00a0The dual nature of ecosystem dynamics<\/a>.\u00a0Ecological Modelling<\/i>\u00a0220:1886-1892.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

175. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2009.\u00a0Increasing entropy: Heat death or perpetual harmonies?<\/a>\u00a0Design and Nature & Ecodynamics<\/i>\u00a04(2):1-14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

177. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2010.\u00a0A call for metaphysical reform<\/a>.\u00a0Ludus Vitalis<\/i>\u00a017:459-463.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

178. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2010.\u00a0Process ecology: Stepping stones to biosemiosis<\/a>.\u00a0Zygon<\/i>\u00a045:391-407.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

182. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2011.\u00a0Process and ontological priorities in evolution<\/a>.\u00a0Pp. 321-336 In: G. Auletta, M\/ Leclerc and R.A. Martinez (Eds.)\u00a0Biological Evolution: Facts and Theories: A critical appraisal 150 years after “The Origin of Species”<\/i>\u00a0Gregorian & Biblical Press, Rome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

183. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2011.\u00a0Towards Quantifying a Wider Reality: Shannon Exonerata<\/a>.\u00a0Information<\/i>\u00a02:624-634.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

185. Nielsen, S.N. and R.E. Ulanowicz. 2011.\u00a0Ontic openness: An absolute necessity for all developmental processes<\/a>.\u00a0Ecological Modelling<\/i>\u00a0222:2908\u2013 2912.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

186. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2012.\u00a0Coherence<\/a>.\u00a0Pp. 65 – 66 In: Favareau, D., P. Cobley and K. Kull. (Eds.)\u00a0A More Developed Sign<\/i>\u00a0Tartu: Tartu University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

187. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2012.\u00a0Widening the third window<\/a>.\u00a0Axiomathes\u00a0<\/i>22:269-289.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

189. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2013.\u00a0Process-First Ontology<\/a>.\u00a0Pp. 115-131 In: B.G. Henning and A.C. Scarfe. (Eds.)\u00a0Beyond Mechanism: Putting Life Back into Biology<\/i>\u00a0Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

190. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2013.\u00a0A world of contingencies<\/a>.\u00a0Zygon\u00a0<\/i>48:77-92.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

195. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2014.\u00a0Reckoning the nonexistent: Putting the science right<\/a>.\u00a0Ecological Modelling\u00a0<\/i>293:22\u201330.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

199. Ulanowicz, R.E., 2016. Process Ecology: Making Room for Creation <\/a> Sophia<\/i> 55(3):359-380.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

200. Ulanowicz, R.E., 2016. Process Ecology: Philosophy Passes into Praxis <\/a> Process Studies<\/i> 45.2:72-95.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

201. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2017. Towards a Global Understanding of Development and Evolution <\/a> Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology<\/i> dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.pbiomolbio.2017.07.008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

202. Xu, Z., Cheng, G., Ulanowicz, R.E., Song, X., Deng, X. and Zhong, F. 2018. The Common Developmental Road: Tensions among Centripetal and Centrifugal Dynamics <\/a> National Science Review<\/i>, 5(3):417-426, doi: 10.1093\/nsr\/nwx033\/3101042.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

205. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2018. Dimensions missing from ecology. <\/a> Philosophies<\/i> 3(3):24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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

207. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2019. The tripartite nature of causalities in ecosystem dynamics. <\/a> Current Opinion in Systems Biology<\/i> 13:129\u2013135.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

209. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2019. Information across the ecological hierarchy. <\/a> Entropy<\/i> 21:949\u2013955.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

210. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2020. Quantifying sustainable balance in ecosystem configurations. <\/a> Current Research in Environmental Sustainability <\/i> 1:1\u20136.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

211. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2020. Ecological Clues to the Nature of Consciousness. <\/a> Entropy<\/i> 22:611-621; doi:10.3390\/e22060611.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

212. Cazzolla-Gatti, R., R. Koppl, B.D. Fath, S. Kauffman, W. Hordijk and R.E.Ulanowicz. 2020. On the emergence of ecological and economic niches. <\/a> J. Bioeconomics <\/i> doi:10.1007\/s10818-020-09295-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

213. Ulanowicz, R.E. 2021. Socio-ecological networks: A lens that focuses beyond physics. <\/a> J. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution <\/i> Vol. 9. doi:10.3389\/fevo.2021.643122.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":541,"featured_media":0,"parent":19,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-167","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/541"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":693,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167\/revisions\/693"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/ulan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}