The ecology of order has been an integral part of the science of ecology since the beginning. Chaos theory was separated from science for some time, but only recently has it been accepted by ecology. But when it became accepted, ecologists studied it and looked at ecosystems with this mindset and saw that this theory is very present in nature. Charles Elton once said: “The balance of nature does not exist and perhaps never has existed.” In this article I will discuss both order and chaos ecology and present examples from both sides along with ecologists who believed in each theory. I am arguing that although there is still some stability in our environment, overall the theory of chaos ecology seems to be ever-present in our ecosystems. Throughout the modern era, scientists and mathematicians have believed that the world and its various systems follow a linear order. Just like a clock ticking second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day. The belief was predictable in nature and followed a simple order. However, there are many inexplicable events that happen every second around the world that do not fit into this model. The opposite theory according to natural law is chaos. Ancient Greek philosophers believed that Chaos was evil, dwelling in the underworld among the dead, and opposed to Gaia, the earth goddess who was seen as good and orderly. In 1961 scientists began to study the idea that they may have missed something big and that is the idea of chaos and its relationship to time, science and especially ecology. Scientist Edward Lorenz identified what is known as the butterfly effect. Which states that a single flap of a butterfly's wings could conceivably transform storm systems on the opposite side of the world. ... middle of paper ... ... a shape that is anticipated and never amounts to anything, very different snowflakes but experiencing the same thing, examples were also given about human health and how doctors they often don't know what went wrong and trivial things like bouncing a ping pong and not being able to determine where it will go. It goes on to say that science often fails the test of stability. Many ecologists realized that nature was more complex than they thought and that it would be nearly impossible to determine every aspect of the environment and science. most agree that the best way to look at ecology was with a sense of chaos. The best way to look at these processes is sometimes to look at both sides; considering balance and change.
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