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050 00 $aQH521$b.M475 2012
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245 00 $aMetabolic ecology :$ba scaling approach /$cedited by Richard M. Sibly, James H. Brown, and Astrid Kodric-Brown.
260 $aChichester, West Sussex ;$aHoboken, NJ :$bWiley-Blackwell,$c2012.
300 $axv, 375 p. :$bill. (chiefly col.) ;$c25 cm.
520 $a"Most of ecology is about metabolism: the ways that organisms use energy and materials. The energy requirements of individuals - their metabolic rates - vary predictably with their body size and temperature. Ecological interactions are exchanges of energy and materials between organisms and their environments. So metabolic rate affects ecological processes at all levels: individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems. Each chapter focuses on a different process, level of organization, or kind of organism. It lays a conceptual foundation and presents empirical examples. Together, the chapters provide an integrated framework that holds the promise for a unified theory of ecology.The book is intended to be accessible to upper-level undergraduate, and graduate students, but also of interest to senior scientists. Its easy-to-read chapters and clear illustrations can be used in lecture and seminar courses. Together they make for an authoritative treatment that will inspire future generations to study metabolic ecology"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Explains the new metabolic theory of ecology, puts it into context, and shows how it can be used to answer contemporary problems"--$cProvided by publisher.
500 $aMachine 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.
650 0 $aMetabolism.
650 0 $aEcology.
650 0 $aBiotic communities.
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aSibly, R. M.
700 1 $aBrown, James H.,$d1942 Sept. 25-
700 1 $aKodric-Brown, Astrid.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9780470671535.jpg