Editorial: Entropy in Landscape Ecology.Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics are the central organizing principles of nature, but the ideas and implications of the second law are poorly developed in landscape ecology.  The purpose of this Special Issue "Entropy in Landscape Ecology" in Entropy is to bring together current research on applications of thermodynamics in landscape ecology, to consolidate current knowledge and identify key areas for future research.  Collectively these papers provide a broad range of contributions to the nascent field of ecological thermodynamics.  Formalizing the connections between entropy and ecology are in a very early stage, and that this special issue contains papers that address several centrally important ideas, and provides seminal work that will be a foundation for the future development of ecological and evolutionary thermodynamics.
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