Thermodynamic aspects of the systems approach in ecology

Purpose. research from thermodynamic positions of the properties ecological systems various types under influence anthropogenic factors. Methods. Analytical-synthetic method, analysis information sources, entropy analysis. Results. The effect an factor on ecosystem will result in a decrease antientropy components. response be different depending strength and duration disturbance. With strong sufficiently long impact, components falls while preserving organization until too low level does not include their own regulatory reactions aimed at restraining fall even to detriment system. begins fall. Since is enough stop, mechanisms are able stabilize antientropy. process falling anti-entropy continues, system irreversibly going its demise. average strength, but long-term manage some sub-optimal, acceptable expense energy reserves organization. However, if continues weaken, components, being return original optimal level, sooner or later cannot cope with continuous perturbation, again, now together weak short-term adapting new conditions, (with medium this possible only after termination before irreversible changes system). In case, remains constant, since disturbing action case did lead beyond effective operation homeostatic mechanisms. Thus, critical moment when acts beginning organization, homeostasis has completely exhausted itself countering disturbance, degrade. So, control state exposed factor, it monitor system: decrease, we can talk about relative well-being, falls, verge death, necessary take measures save it. periodic fairly frequent measurement task, although one that cause fundamental difficulties, very time-consuming, primarily due finding module correlation coefficients parameters. Determining complexity according formula, associated certain difficulties number connections, require time-consuming mathematical processing.