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[Life forms of organisms as patterns of organization and spatial ecological factors]
Abstract:
Tectological and archaetectonical approaches which are conventionally used in morphology are discussed. The similarity of these approaches to some views on the structure and organization of nature systems was shown. These wiews were originated within the framework of the modern system-cybernetic conception. The morphology particularities of natural object of any rank (from organism to biosphere) allow determination of environment influence character. In some cases intensity of the influence can be determined. This, morphological-geometrical approach of nature investigation acquires high prognostic value. The aspects of "pattern organization" concept and its perspectives are discussed. The patterns of organization of organisms could be characterized only in the context of their interactions with environment. Therefore it is necessary to distinguish new group of ecological factors: spatial or chorological one. It was suggested that spatial ecological factors is predominant if all other physical factors have no extreme values.
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