If one considers subsystems of a grand complex landscape system, then one should also consider the connectivity among the subsystems. That the whole is more than the sum of the parts is the central theme for all holistic approaches. Equations are the language of mathematics. If an equation could be explained in English, there would be no need for the equations. The proof must have an equation there is some abstraction that the language of math represents.
Mathematic proof is fundamentally different than physical proof.
Therefore, the statement all rabbits in this field during this study were white is true. But physical proof cannot guarantee the future as can math proof, which can describe what has been as well as what will be. See, math can prove the future and so in general mathematical equations cannot be reduced to natural language. In the theory of open systems, the second law of thermodynamics is no longer of help, since in non-equilibrium stationary states the free energy need not have a minimum, nor the entropy a maximum. Considering ecological landscapes under constant influence of stresses and disturbances, the systems definitely are in a state far from thermal equilibrium.