There is an example of what happens with unused energy on a very large scale,
Namely Forest fires after years of suppression rage with unbelievable ferocity. In this case a failure on the biological level to recycle fast enough results in a physical process almost beyond the biological .
In this case the biological system is almost punished or negatively rewarded … This is interesting when one considers how closely coupled the two systems become. Perhaps it is better to think in terms of a footrace of sorts.
No goal other than to stay ahead of disaster like surfing.
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From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Russ Abbott
Sent: April-26-11 12:51 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Stu on NPR.org > Even Evolution Evolves: Changing Ideas On The Biosphere
More generally, virtually every new persistent mechanism (e.g., species) will create new potential niches by the fact of its existence. This can be seen by considering energy flows. Every persistent mechanism requires a way to exploit energy resources in order to persist. No mechanism is 100% efficient. So every persistent mechanism leaves in its wake some unused energy--often in a form that didn't exist previously That unused energy is then a niche that some other mechanism can exploit. To take Stu's example, the unused energy is whatever it is that bacteria in fish bladder live on.
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Vladimyr Burachynsky <[hidden email]> wrote:
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