Metabolic Ecology von James H Brown/Richard M Sibly/Astrid Kodric-Brown

<b>Metabolic Ecology</b><p>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.<p>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.

ABOUT THE EDITORSRichard M. Sibly is Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Reading where he teaches Behavioural Ecology and Population Biology. He researches metabolic ecology questions with members of Jim Browns Lab at the University of New Mexico and also works to promote the use of Agent Based Models (ABMs) more widely in ecology.http://www.reading.ac.uk/biologicalsciences/about/staff/r-m-sibly.aspxJames H. Brown is Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. He led the development of the Metabolic Theory of Ecology on which this book is largely based. He has a long history of research in biogeography and macroecology, taking a large-scale statistical approach to questions about abundance, distribution, and diversity.http://biology.unm.edu/jhbrown/index.shtmlAstrid Kodric-Brown is Professor of Biology at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Her research interests include the behavioral ecology of freshwater fishes, especially the evolution of mate recognition systems and their role in speciation in pupfishes (Cyprinodon); the allometry of sexually-selected traits; and community structure and conservation of desert fishes.http://biology.unm.edu/biology/kodric/

Notes on contributors viiPreface xivIntroduction: Metabolism as the basis for a theoretical unification of ecology 1James H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-BrownPart I Foundations 71 Methodological tools 9Ethan P. White, Xiao Xiao, Nick J. B. Isaac, and Richard M. Sibly2 The metabolic theory of ecology and its central equation 21James H. Brown and Richard M. Sibly3 Stoichiometry 34Michael Kaspari4 Modeling metazoan growth and ontogeny 48Andrew J. Kerkhoff5 Life history 57Richard M. Sibly6 Behavior 67April Hayward, James F. Gillooly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown7 Population and community ecology 77Nick J.B. Isaac, Chris Carbone, and Brian Mcgill8 Predatorprey relations and food webs 86Owen L. Petchey and Jennifer A. Dunne9 Ecosystems 99Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira and Peter M. Vitousek10 Rates of metabolism and evolution 112John L. Gittleman and Patrick R. Stephens11 Biodiversity and its energetic and thermal controls 120David StorchPart II Selected Organisms and Topics 13312 Microorganisms 135Jordan G. Okie13 Phytoplankton 154Elena Litchman14 Land plants: new theoretical directions and empirical prospects 164Brian J. Enquist and Lisa Patrick Bentley15 Marine invertebrates 188Mary I. Oconnor and John F. Bruno16 Insect metabolic rates 198James S. Waters and Jon F. Harrison17 Terrestrial vertebrates 212William Karasov18 Seabirds and marine mammals 225Daniel P. Costa and Scott A. Shaffer19 Parasites 234Ryan F. Hechinger, Kevin D. Lafferty, and Armand M. Kuris20 Human ecology 248Marcus J. Hamilton, Oskar Burger, and Robert S. WalkerPart III Practical Applications 25921 Marine ecology and fisheries 261Simon Jennings, Ken H. Andersen, and Julia L. Blanchard22 Conservation biology 271Alison G. Boyer and Walter Jetz23 Climate change 280Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Felisa A. Smith, and S. K. Morgan Ernest24 Beyond biology 293Melanie E. Moses and Stephanie Forrest25 Synthesis and prospect 302James H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-BrownGlossary 306References 309Index 361

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