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Application of exergy and specific exergy as ecological indicators
of coastal areas
S.E. Jørgensen
DFH, Environmental Chemistry,
University Park 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Abstract
Exergy and specific exergy have been found together with nine other
ecological attributes for 12 coastal ecosystems. The correlation
of the 11 attributes was examined, and the extent to which exergy
and specific exergy can be applied as indicators to assess ecosystem
health was discussed. The two concepts cover a range of important
properties of ecosystems, but other indicators are also required
to provide a sufficiently comprehensive assessment of ecosystem
health. © 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd and AEHMS. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Ecosystem health; Marine systems
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