| Preface. Part 1: Thermodynamics, Ecosystems and the Evolutionary Mechanisms. 1. An introduction to thermodynamics and information theory. 2. Thermodynamic and the evolutionary process. 3. The evolutionary mechanisms. 4. Extreme Environment. Part 2: History of Biological Evolution from a Thermodynamic Point of View. Eco-Exergy as a Criterion of Selection in Macro-evolution. 5. The evolution of the Universe. 6. From Inorganic to Poly-organic Compounds. 7. From Poly-organic Compounds to Eukaryote Cells. 8. Pluricellular Organization and the Cambrian Explosion. 9. From the Ordovician Period to the Jurassic Period. 10. The Evolution from Dinosaurs to Birds and Mammals. 11. From Primates to Human. Part 3: A holistic thermodynamic interpretation of the Evolution. 12.The three growth forms and the evolution. 13. The evolution of diversity. 14. Eco-exergy and ascendency. 15. The evolution of ecological networks. 16. Summary of the Evolution of Eco-exergy and Discussion of the Evolutionary Possibilities in the Future. 17. A holistic picture of evolutionary thermodynamics. References. Index. |
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