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Metabolic Ecology
A Scaling Approach
Richard M. Sibly (Edited by), R Sibly (Author), James H. Brown (Edited by), Astrid Kodric-Brown (Edited by)
9780470671528, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 10 April 2012
400 pages
24.6 x 18.9 x 1.8 cm, 0.846 kg
“If you want a thorough, up-to-date coverage of research based upon the MTE and its many applications, this book is a must-read.” (Ecology, 1 January 2013) “The book is copiously illustrated, and the complex mathematics limited and treated discreetly so the nonmathematician can follow the logic. A necessary read for ecologists. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (Choice, 1 November 2012)
Metabolic Ecology Most of ecology is about metabolism, the ways that organisms use energy and materials. The energy requirements of individuals (their metabolic rates) vary predictably with their body size and temperature. Ecological interactions are exchanges of energy and materials between organisms and their environments. Therefore, metabolic rate affects ecological processes at all levels: individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems. Each chapter focuses on a different process, level of organization, or kind of organism. It lays a conceptual foundation and presents empirical examples. Together, the chapters provide an integrated framework that holds the promise for a unified theory of ecology. The book is intended to be accessible to upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, but also of interest to senior scientists. Its easy-to-read chapters and clear illustrations can be used in lecture and seminar courses. This is an authoritative treatment that will inspire future generations to study metabolic ecology.
Notes on contributors vii Preface xiv Introduction: Metabolism as the basis for a theoretical unification of ecology 1 Part I Foundations 7 1 Methodological tools 9 2 The metabolic theory of ecology and its central equation 21 3 Stoichiometry 34 4 Modeling metazoan growth and ontogeny 48 5 Life history 57 6 Behavior 67 7 Population and community ecology 77 8 Predator–prey relations and food webs 86 9 Ecosystems 99 10 Rates of metabolism and evolution 112 11 Biodiversity and its energetic and thermal controls 120 Part II Selected Organisms and Topics 133 12 Microorganisms 135 13 Phytoplankton 154 14 Land plants: new theoretical directions and empirical prospects 164 15 Marine invertebrates 188 16 Insect metabolic rates 198 17 Terrestrial vertebrates 212 18 Seabirds and marine mammals 225 19 Parasites 234 20 Human ecology 248 Part III Practical Applications 259 21 Marine ecology and fisheries 261 22 Conservation biology 271 23 Climate change 280 24 Beyond biology 293 25 Synthesis and prospect 302 Glossary 306 References 309 Index 361
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Subject Areas: Biology, life sciences [PS]
