Thermo Ecology
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Author | : Wojciech Stanek |
Publisher | : Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2019-06-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0128131438 |
Thermo-ecology: Exergy as a Measure of Sustainability integrates thermo-ecology and exergy replacement cost as a new and original tool called thermo-ecology cost, or TEC. This tool allows for a more inclusive measurement of the impacts of using renewable and non-renewable resources by including the thermodynamics law in decision-making and presenting applications of this tool across industries and lifecycle assessments. It includes ways to investigate these effects more effectively by combining these critical aspects. This combination has emerged as a valuable decision-support tool for policymakers and the industry as they seek to evaluate the impacts of a product or process. Walks through what Thermo-Ecology Cost (TEC) is and why it gives a more holistic assessment when calculating the costs vs benefits of utilizing a natural resource Provides a new and more efficient way to measure and evaluate the sustainability of resources Includes: TEC calculation examples to explain the TEC theory as well as to help readers prepare their own analyses devoted to exergo-ecological applications across industries including energy production and waste management Demonstrates the potential of TEC usage for applications like ecological taxes proportional on TEC
Author | : S.E. Jorgensen |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2004-07-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780080441672 |
The book presents a consistent and complete ecosystem theory based on thermodynamic concepts. The first chapters are devoted to an interpretation of the first and second law of thermodynamics in ecosystem context. Then Prigogine's use of far from equilibrium thermodynamic is used on ecosystems to explain their reactions to perturbations. The introduction of the concept exergy makes it possible to give a more profound and comprehensive explanation of the ecosystem's reactions and growth-patterns. A tentative fourth law of thermodynamic is formulated and applied to facilitate these explanations. The trophic chain, the global energy and radiation balance and pattern and the reactions of ecological networks are all explained by the use of exergy. Finally, it is discussed how the presented theory can be applied more widely to explain ecological observations and rules, to assess ecosystem health and to develop ecological models.
Author | : Andrew Clarke |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 497 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0199551669 |
This is the first single volume to cover the effect of temperature in its entirety. The threat of rapid climatic change on a global scale is a stark reminder of the challenges that remain for evolutionary thermal biologists, and adds a sense of urgency to this book's mission.
Author | : Andrew Clarke |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 2017-09-08 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0192538780 |
Temperature affects everything. It influences all aspects of the physical environment and governs any process that involves a flow of energy, setting boundaries on what an organism can or cannot do. This novel textbook reveals the key principles behind the complex relationship between organisms and temperature, namely the science of thermal ecology. It starts by providing a rigorous framework for understanding the flow of energy in and out of the organism, before describing the influence of temperature on what organisms can do and how fast they can do it. With these fundamental principles covered, the bulk of the book explores thermal ecology itself, incorporating the important extra dimension of interactions with other organisms. An entire chapter is devoted to the crucially important subject of how organisms are responding to climate change. Indeed, the threat of rapid climatic change on a global scale is a stark reminder of the challenges that remain for evolutionary thermal biologists, and adds a sense of urgency to this book's mission.
Author | : Augusta Thermal Ecology Symposium (Ga., 1973) |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1974 |
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Author | : B. S. Vergara |
Publisher | : Int. Rice Res. Inst. |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9711041510 |
Author | : Michael James Angilletta |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2009-01-29 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0198570872 |
Temperature impacts the behaviour, physiology and ecology of all organisms more than any other abiotic variable. In this book, the author draws on theory from the more general discipline of evolutionary ecology to foster a fresh approach toward a theory of thermal adaptation.
Author | : Gerald W. Esch |
Publisher | : U.S. Department of Energy |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Science |
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Author | : Michael J. Angilletta Jr. |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2009-01-29 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0191547204 |
Temperature profoundly impacts both the phenotypes and distributions of organisms. These thermal effects exert strong selective pressures on behaviour, physiology and life history when environmental temperatures vary over space and time. Despite temperature's significance, progress toward a quantitative theory of thermal adaptation has lagged behind empirical descriptions of patterns and processes. In this book, the author draws on theory from the more general discipline of evolutionary ecology to establish a framework for interpreting empirical studies of thermal biology. This novel synthesis of theoretical and empirical work generates new insights about the process of thermal adaptation and points the way towards a more general theory. The threat of rapid climatic change on a global scale provides a stark reminder of the challenges that remain for thermal biologists and adds a sense of urgency to this book's mission. Thermal Adaptation will benefit anyone who seeks to understand the relationship between environmental variation and phenotypic evolution. The book focuses on quantitative evolutionary models at the individual, population and community levels, and successfully integrates this theory with modern empirical approaches. By providing a synthetic overview of evolutionary thermal biology, this accessible text will appeal to both graduate students and established researchers in the fields of comparative, ecological, and evolutionary physiology. It will also interest the broader audience of professional ecologists and evolutionary biologists who require a comprehensive review of this topic, as well as those researchers working on the applied problems of regional and global climate change.
Author | : Harold Heatwole |
Publisher | : University of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Animal ecology |
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