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Turning to one of H. T. Odum’s most influential ecological studies, the “Silver Springs study,” this chapter examines the rhetoric of energy in ecosystems ecology. Energy flow became a dominant metaphor for ecosystems ecology, shaping the way scientists and the public imagine relationships within environments. This chapter analyzes the role of cybernetics, thermodynamics, and economics in the invention of an ecological framework that emphasized efficiency, control, and optimization. These values persist in shaping contemporary ecological inquiry.

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Energy Rhetoric in Odum’s “Silver Springs Study”

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    2026年

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  • Madison P. Jones

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Turning to one of H. T. Odum’s most influential ecological studies, the “Silver Springs study,” this chapter examines the rhetoric of energy in ecosystems ecology. Energy flow became a dominant metaphor for ecosystems ecology, shaping the way scientists and the public imagine relationships within environments. This chapter analyzes the role of cybernetics, thermodynamics, and economics in the invention of an ecological framework that emphasized efficiency, control, and optimization. These values persist in shaping contemporary ecological inquiry.