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Trancón y Widemann, Baltasar ; Bogner, Christina:
Comments on "the return of information theory".
arXiv
,
2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1602.05056
Abstract in another language
We criticize the article "Quantifying sustainability: Resilience, efficiency and the return of information theory" (Ulanowicz et al., Ecological Complexity, 2009) for its presentation of information theory to an audience of ecologists. We find that the formulation and use of basic IT concepts are unnecessarily obscure, deliberately incompatible with standard terminology, and in places just mathematically wrong. We lift some of the confusion by correcting errors, dissecting ambiguities and using standard terminology wherever possible. We believe that clear and rigorous presentations are necessary in order to enable information theoreticians and ecologists to engage in a fruitful dialogue
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| Item Type: | Preprint, postprint |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | No |
| Institutions of the University: | Research Institutions Research Institutions > Central research institutes Research Institutions > Central research institutes > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Chair Ecological Modelling Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Aug 2016 07:08 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2023 05:45 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/33948 |