ABSTRACT
For concepts to be useful to human minds, that part of the continuum of complexity of the universe which we can sense has to be simplified. Once we define the scale of our interest, we abandon this interest if we simplify by reducing scale to smaller parts and mechanisms. Instead, we have to retain the whole, larger-scale system and simplify by aggregating parts and processes into fewer units and pathways. Because many of the concepts depend on system connections, a diagrammatic network language is required to keep an holistic perspective about design, cycles, and the controls of the larger scale while also viewing the parts with analytic precision. We start by introducing concepts using energy systems diagram to make network relationships clear. In Figure 1 are the energy systems symbols. How they are used to represent ecosystems is shown in Figure 2.
