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Metabolic Ecology: A Scaling Approach

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Metabolic Ecology: A Scaling Approach
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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 â€“ their metabolic rates â€“ 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.
Country USA
Brand Wiley
Manufacturer Wiley-Blackwell
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780470671528
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780470671528
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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