Abstract
Health, it is argued, implies that a system has an optimum state that can be defended. For organisms and populations this can be understood objectively and generally in terms of neo-Darwinian principles. Similar reasoning cannot be applied to ecosystems. The possible advantages and difficulties of applying this concept of health to ecosystems are critically considered.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-5 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM HEALTH |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 1992 |
Keywords
- analogy
- control
- fitness
- optimization
- teleology