Metabolic Ecology A Scaling Approach
Synopsis
One of the first textbooks in this emerging important field of 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. So 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 undergraduate, 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. Together they make for an authoritative treatment that will inspire future generations to study metabolic ecology.Book details
- Edition:
- 2
- Author:
- Richard M. Sibly, James H. Brown, Astrid Kodric-Brown
- ISBN:
- 9781119968511
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781119968535, 9780470671528, 9780470671535
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2019-09-19
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2012
- Copyright by:
- John Wiley & Sons
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science