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@article{citeulike:1439611, abstract = {Of the many extremely ingenious, powerful and, yes, frustrating concepts and approaches that Howard Odum left us, the one with the most power to change how we understand the Earth, was that of maximum power. This theoretical framework, has subverted how most of his students and colleagues think about systems in general, transformed the way we think about ecosystems, natural selection, and even our environmental and general politics. The concept has not always been a comfortable one, but it is an exceedingly exciting and commanding one ... and therein lies its interest. For most of us who have been exposed to it in some detail, there is no doubt as to its veracity [Maximum Power: The Ideas and Applications of H.T. Odum, University Press of Colorado, Niwot]. What remains to be answered, however, is just how wide is its net?}, author = {Hall, Charles A.}, booktitle = {Through the MACROSCOPE: the legacy of H.T. Odum}, citeulike-article-id = {1439611}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VBS-4CTN5XK-2/2/1c979f26309cf38025eee45573fee88a}, day = {15}, journal = {Ecological Modelling}, keywords = {ecosystemthermodynamics}, month = {October}, number = {1-2}, pages = {107--113}, posted-at = {2007-07-06 15:31:46}, priority = {2}, title = {The continuing importance of maximum power}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VBS-4CTN5XK-2/2/1c979f26309cf38025eee45573fee88a}, volume = {178}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1439611 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1439611 N2 - Of the many extremely ingenious, powerful and, yes, frustrating concepts and approaches that Howard Odum left us, the one with the most power to change how we understand the Earth, was that of maximum power. This theoretical framework, has subverted how most of his students and colleagues think about systems in general, transformed the way we think about ecosystems, natural selection, and even our environmental and general politics. The concept has not always been a comfortable one, but it is an exceedingly exciting and commanding one ... and therein lies its interest. For most of us who have been exposed to it in some detail, there is no doubt as to its veracity [Maximum Power: The Ideas and Applications of H.T. Odum, University Press of Colorado, Niwot]. What remains to be answered, however, is just how wide is its net? IS - 1-2 JF - Ecological Modelling EP - 113 TI - The continuing importance of maximum power VL - 178 T2 - Through the MACROSCOPE: the legacy of H.T. Odum SP - 107 KW - ecosystemthermodynamics AU - Hall, Charles PY - 2004/10/15/ UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VBS-4CTN5XK-2/2/1c979f26309cf38025eee45573fee88a ER -