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In this paper I provide a framework—what I refer to as ‘development theory’—for Ulanowicz’s ascendency theory of ecosystem development. Development theory is based in thermodynamics and information theory. A prominent feature of development theory is an understanding of senescence.
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Salthe, S.N. Frameworking Ascendency Increase (a review of R. E. Ulanowicz, A Third Window: Natural Life Beyond Newton and Darwin. Templeton Foundation Press, 2009). Axiomathes 22, 223–230 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10516-011-9176-6
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