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Production of entropy by macroscopic systems in far from equilibrium as estimated from the spatial integration of entropy production density have been considered as an important concept that could help understand and predict the evolution of open systems. In this study we have used an extensive dataset of energy fluxes recorded in Ameriflux sites to compute the entropy production across different...
Ecosystems are open systems that constantly exchange energy and entropy with their surroundings, giving rise to continuous evolution in ecosystem’s internal structures and functions. For an ecosystem to evolve towards more developed stages and to sustain its functions, I hypothesize that (1) an ecosystem’s net thermodynamic entropy budget must be negative (i.e., exporting entropy) and (2) the rate...
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