Chains
The Blue Whale story includes examples of one-way Chains. Evolution
of the Blue Whale is a chain. Other chains are the one-time movement of
Antarctica to the South Pole, radioactive decay of elements, and the Big
Bang.
Heirarchy of Loops
The story of the Blue Whale shows how loops are organized and entrained
into a heirarchy that reflects their evolutionary history.
For example, ocean and atmosphere loops (2, 3) are entrained in mantle
loops (1). The Ice loop came later and fits into the ocean and atmosphere
hydrologic loop. The nutrient loop (4) is entrained in ocean loops and driven
by wind and ice loops, and the Blue Whale's travel loop is entrained in
all the others. The Heirarchy of loops is similar to the order or sequence
of their creation.
How the Blue Whale's loops fit into concepts of repetition and change
in Nature is considered in a planned section on Loops and Chains.