From ecosystem description to the research of ecological processes

Vološčuk, Ivan, 1935-

From ecosystem description to the research of ecological processes = Od opisu ekosystémov k výskumu ekologických procesov / Ivan Vološčuk. -- The paper deals with need for research of ecological processes in natural systems and outlines basic notion of the theories of ecological complexity and integrity in living systems. The complexity of living systems of nature emerges not from a random association of a large number of interacting factors rather from a smaller number of controlling processes. Ecosystems are self-organized, and a small set of critical processes create and maintain this self-organization. Ecological succession can be explained on the basis of ecosystem´s thermodynamics. This dynamic concept of ecological research is reflected in the methodology of ecological integrity assessmen of ecosystems and landscapes. The principal knowledge is that the era of ecosystem research via description of associations is over. We are now in an era of transformation, in which ecosystem research must turn to study of complexity, integrity, resilience, stability and other ecological processes

In Primeval and Ancient Beech Forests of Europe: Problems of Protection and Sustainable Use : proceeding of the International Conference, Ukraine, Rakhiv, September 16-22, 2013 Hamor, Fedir. -- Užhorod : Užhorod City Publishing House, 2013. -- ISBN ISBN 978-966-2921-89-2. -- S. 53-57