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Transformity — The concept of transformity was first introduced by David M. Scienceman in collaboration with the late Howard T. Odum. In 1987 Scienceman proposed that the phrases, energy quality , energy quality factor , and energy transformation ratio , all… … Wikipedia
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Emergy — The term Emergy was originally coined by David M. Scienceman in collaboration with the late Howard T. Odum. H.T.Odum used emergy to mean both sequestered energy and emergent property of energy use [ H.T.Odum, 1988,… … Wikipedia
Energy quality — the contrast between different forms of energy, the different trophic levels in ecological systems and the propensity of energy to convert from one form to another. The concept refers to our empirical experience of the characteristics, or qualia … Wikipedia
Food web — A freshwater aquatic and terrestrial food web. A food web (or food cycle) depicts feeding connections (what eats what) in an ecological community. Ecologists can broadly lump all life forms into one of two categories called trophic levels: 1) the … Wikipedia
Permaculture — The word permaculture, coined by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren during the 1970s, is a portmanteau of permanent agriculture as well as permanent culture. Through a series of publications, Mollison, Holmgren and their associates… … Wikipedia
Energetics — is the scientific study of energy flows and storages under transformation. Because energy flows at all scales, from the quantum level, to the biosphere and cosmos, energetics is therefore a very broad discipline, encompassing for example… … Wikipedia
Maximum power principle — in Energy Systems Language adapted from Odum and Odum 2000, p. 38 The maximum power principle has been proposed as the fourth principle of energetics in open system thermodynamics, where an example of an open system is a biological cell.… … Wikipedia
Transformité — La transformité est définie par Howard T. Odum comme étant une façon d évaluer la qualité d une énergie partant du principe qu 1J d électricité et 1J de pétrole n ont pas la même valeur énergétique en termes de travail qu ils peuvent engendrer.… … Wikipédia en Français
Energética — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Energética es el estudio científico de las transformaciones durante el flujo y almacenamiento de energía. La energía fluye a todas las escalas, desde el nivel cuántico hasta la biosfera y el espacio exterior, en… … Wikipedia Español
