Howard Thomas Odum (September 1, 1924 – September 11, 2002), usually cited as H. T. Odum, was an American ecologist. He is known for his pioneering work on ecosystem ecology, and for his provocative proposals for additional laws of thermodynamics, informed by his work on general systems theory. Ver mais Odum was the third child of Howard W. Odum, an American sociologist, and his wife, Anna Louise (née Kranz) Odum (1888–1965). He was the younger brother of Eugene Odum. Their father "encouraged his sons to go into … Ver mais A new integrative approach in ecology In his 1950 Ph.D. thesis, Odum gave a novel definition of ecology as the study of large entities … Ver mais Ecological economics is an active field between economics and ecology with annual conferences, international societies, and an … Ver mais In 1991, Odum was elected the 30th president of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, formerly named the International Society for General Systems Research. He presented many papers on the general systems theory at its annual … Ver mais Odum left a large legacy in many fields associated with ecology, systems, and energetics. He studied ecosystems all over the world, and pioneered the study of several areas, some of which are now distinct fields of research. According to Hall (1995, p.ix), … Ver mais For J. B. Hagen, the maximum power principle, and the stability principle could be easily translated into the language of homeostasis and cybernetics systems. Hagen claims that the feedback loops in ecosystems were, for Odum, analogous to the kinds of … Ver mais Ecological engineering is an emerging field of study between ecology and engineering concerned with the designing, monitoring and constructing of ecosystems. The term ecological … Ver mais WebHoward Thomas Odum was born September 1, 1924 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his father, Howard Washington Odum, worked as a sociology professor at the University …

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Web13 de nov. de 2002 · One of the founders of modern ecology, environmental science, ecological engineering and economics, H.T. Odum, passed away on 11 September 2002 in Gainesville, Florida, from cancer at the age of 78. He died less than a month after the death of his older brother and long-time collaborator, Eugene P. Odum. WebHoward T. Odum’s contribution to the laws of energy David Rogers Tilley∗ Department of Biological Resources Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, … dfhfc0521

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WebHoward Thomas Odum (1924–2002), known as H.T. Odum, Tom Odum or just H.T., was an American ecologist and a professor at the University of Florida. He is known for his … WebODUM, HOWARD THOMAS. ( b. Durham, North Carolina, 1 September 1924; d. Gainesville, Florida, 16 September 2002) ecology, ecosystem studies, biogeochemistry, … WebEugene Pleasants Odum (September 17, 1913 – August 10, 2002) was an American biologist at the University of Georgia known for his pioneering work on ecosystem ecology.He and his brother Howard T. Odum wrote … dfhfc0201