Thursday, April 30, 2009
biodiversity and entropy
biodiversity and entropy
One knows that entropy in a closed system moves in just one direction.
Is this true of biodiversity? and which way is it anyway?
The concept of closed system is somewhat difficult, since one probably has to have an energy input, ie light or similar.
I feel that there are forces both ways.
There are operations of gathering, concentrating and depositing ( ie herbivores) which will increase diversity.
There are static items such as geology which may reinforce diversity.
But there are also plenty of things like bracken that plain reduce diversity. and man of course.
cheers
martinW
