{"product_id":"metabolic-ecology-isbn-9780470671528","title":"Metabolic Ecology","description":"\u003cb\u003eMetabolic Ecology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Metabolism as the basis for a theoretical unification of ecology 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Foundations 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Methodological tools 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEthan P. White, Xiao Xiao, Nick J. B. Isaac, and Richard M. Sibly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The metabolic theory of ecology and its central equation 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames H. Brown and Richard M. Sibly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Stoichiometry 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Kaspari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Modeling metazoan growth and ontogeny 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew J. Kerkhoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Life history 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard M. Sibly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Behavior 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eApril Hayward, James F. Gillooly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Population and community ecology 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick J.B. Isaac, Chris Carbone, and Brian Mcgill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Predator–prey relations and food webs 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOwen L. Petchey and Jennifer A. Dunne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Ecosystems 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKristina J. Anderson-Teixeira and Peter M. Vitousek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Rates of metabolism and evolution 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn L. Gittleman and Patrick R. Stephens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Biodiversity and its energetic and thermal controls 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Storch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Selected Organisms and Topics 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Microorganisms 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJordan G. Okie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Phytoplankton 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElena Litchman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Land plants: new theoretical directions and empirical prospects 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian J. Enquist and Lisa Patrick Bentley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Marine invertebrates 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary I. O’connor and John F. Bruno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Insect metabolic rates 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames S. Waters and Jon F. Harrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Terrestrial vertebrates 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Karasov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Seabirds and marine mammals 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel P. Costa and Scott A. Shaffer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Parasites 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRyan F. Hechinger, Kevin D. Lafferty, and Armand M. Kuris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Human ecology 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarcus J. Hamilton, Oskar Burger, and Robert S. Walker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Practical Applications 259\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Marine ecology and fisheries 261\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon Jennings, Ken H. Andersen, and Julia L. Blanchard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Conservation biology 271\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlison G. Boyer and Walter Jetz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Climate change 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Felisa A. Smith, and S. K. Morgan Ernest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Beyond biology 293\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelanie E. Moses and Stephanie Forrest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Synthesis and prospect 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 361\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“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.”  (\u003ci\u003eEcology\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 January 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e “Intended to be accessible to upper-level undergraduates, the book should be widely-read by anyone who seeks a more powerful science of ecology.”  (\u003ci\u003eBritish Ecological Society Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 December 2012)  \u003cp\u003e“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.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 November 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eABOUT THE EDITORS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard M. Sibly\u003c\/b\u003e 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 Brown’s Lab at the University of New Mexico and also works to promote the use of Agent Based Models (ABMs) more widely in ecology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ehttp:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/biologicalsciences\/about\/staff\/r-m-sibly.aspx \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames H. Brown\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ehttp:\/\/biology.unm.edu\/jhbrown\/index.shtml \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAstrid Kodric-Brown\u003c\/b\u003e 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 (\u003ci\u003eCyprinodon\u003c\/i\u003e); the allometry of sexually-selected traits; and community structure and conservation of desert fishes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ehttp:\/\/biology.unm.edu\/biology\/kodric\/\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of ecology is about metabolism, the ways that organisms use energy and materials. 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