Review of the book: An Ideal Ecosystem and Several Problems of Our Time by Yury Kamenir (New York, Nova Publishers, 2016, 140 p.)

A. V. Prazukin

doi:10.21072/mbj.2016.01.3.10

Authors: A. V. Prazukin
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1. Kovalevsky Institute of Marine Biological Research RAS, Sevastopol
Issue: Vol. 1 No. 3 (2016)
Section: Book Review
Pages: 68–71
Keywords: living matter, ideal minimal ecosystem, allometry, metabolic surface, size-frequency distribution, size spectra, biosphere, phytoplankton
DOI: 10.21072/mbj.2016.01.3.10
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Published: 2016-09-29
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Prazukin A. V. Review of the book: An Ideal Ecosystem and Several Problems of Our Time by Yury Kamenir (New York, Nova Publishers, 2016, 140 p.). Marine Biological Journal, 2016, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 68-71. https://doi.org/10.21072/mbj.2016.01.3.10

Abstract

In the review in detail, chapter by chapter, the main provisions of the book was given [Kamenir Yu. An Ideal Ecosystem and Several Problems of Our Time. New York: Nova Publishers, 2016. 140 p.] Attention is drawn to their relevance and importance in modern science and human society

Keywords: living matter, ideal minimal ecosystem, allometry, metabolic surface, size-frequency distribution, size spectra, biosphere, phytoplankton

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A. V. Prazukin

Kovalevsky Institute of Marine Biological Research RAS, Sevastopol

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9766-6041

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