Metabolic ecology
Subtitle: a scaling approach
By: edited by Richard M. Sibly, James H. Brown, and Astrid Kodric-Brown
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470671535; 9780470671528
Subjects: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology; Ecology; Biotic communities; Metabolism
Description: "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"--

"Explains the new metabolic theory of ecology, puts it into context, and shows how it can be used to answer contemporary problems"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Notes on contributorsPrefaceIntroduction: Metabolism as the basis for a theoretical unification of ecologyJames H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-BrownPart I: Foundations1. Methodological toolsEthan P. White, Xiao Xiao, Nick J. B. Isaac, and Richard M. Sibly2. The metabolic theory of ecology and its central equationJames H. Brown and Richard M. Sibly3. StoichiometryMichael Kaspari4. Modeling metazoan growth and ontogenyAndrew J. Kerkhoff5. Life historyRichard M. Sibly6. BehaviorApril Hayward, James F. Gillooly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown7. Population and community ecologyNick J.B. Isaac, Chris Carbone, and Brian McGill8. Predator-prey relations and food websOwen L. Petchey and Jennifer A. Dunne9. EcosystemsKristina J. Anderson-Teixeira and Peter M. Vitousek10. Rates of metabolism and evolutionJohn L. Gittleman and Patrick R. Stephens11. Biodiversity and its energetic and thermalcontrols, 120David StorchPart II: Selected Organisms and Topics12. MicroorganismsJordan G. Okie13. PhytoplanktonElena Litchman14. Land plants: new theoretical directions and empirical prospectsBrian J. Enquist and Lisa Patrick Bentley15. Marine invertebratesMary I. O'Connor and John F. Bruno16. Insect metabolic ratesJames S. Waters and Jon F. Harrison17. Terrestrial vertebratesWilliam Karasov18. Seabirds and marine mammalsDaniel P. Costa and Scott A. Shaffer19. ParasitesRyan F. Hechinger, Kevin D. Lafferty, and Armand M. Kuris20. Human ecologyMarcus J. Hamilton, Oskar Burger, and Robert S. WalkerPart III: Practical Applications21. Marine ecology and fisheriesSimon Jennings, Ken H. Andersen, and Julia L. Blanchard22. Conservation biologyAlison G. Boyer and Walter Jetz23. Climate changeKristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Felisa A. Smith, and S. K. Morgan Ernest24. Beyond biologyMelanie E. Moses and Stephanie Forrest25. Synthesis and prospectJames H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-BrownGlossaryReferencesIndexUpdates and additional resources for this book are available from:http://www.wiley.com/go/sibly/metabolicecology.