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TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:1081745 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1081745 N2 - {How the science of complexity can help save the natural world from collapse <P>We all know that our planet is losing its biological diversity at an alarming rate, with frightening implications for our future. But when does an ecosystem hit the breaking point? In this important book, Princeton biologist Simon Levin offers general readers the first look at how the new science of complexity can help to solve our looming ecological crisis. Levin argues that our biosphere is the classic embodiment of what scientists call complex adaptive systems. By exploring how such systems work, we can determine how they might fail. How much loss can an ecosystem bear before it starts to collapse? How resilient are these systems in general? Do they in fact hover at the edge of disaster? A deeply original work on one of the most pressing issues of our time, Fragile Dominion is a powerful appeal to understand and protect the global "commons."} SN - 0738201111 TI - Fragile Dominion: Complexity and the Commons (Helix Books) PB - {Perseus Books Group} KW - complexity KW - ecology AU - Levin, Simon PY - 1999/06/29/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0738201111 ER -