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Goal functions are understood as functions that can describe the direction of ecosystem development. This should not be interpreted that ecosystems have predetermined goals, but rather that the self-organizing ability of ecosystems makes it possible to cope with perturbations by directive reactions which can be described by goal functions.
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Jørgensen, S.E. (2002). Goal Functions, Ecological Indicators and Orientators. In: Integration of Ecosystem Theories: A Pattern. Ecology & Environment, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0381-0_14
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