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Richard M. Sibly - Metabolic Ecology: A Scaling Approach - 9780470671528 - V9780470671528
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Metabolic Ecology: A Scaling Approach

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Description for Metabolic Ecology: A Scaling Approach Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Sibly, Richard M.; Brown, James H.; Kodric-Brown, Astrid. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 236 x 10. Weight in Grams: 856.
Metabolic 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. 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.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470671528
SKU
V9780470671528
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-50

About Richard M. Sibly
ABOUT THE EDITORS Richard M. Sibly 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 ... Read more

Reviews for Metabolic Ecology: A Scaling Approach
“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.”  (Ecology, 1 January 2013) “Intended to be accessible to upper-level undergraduates, the book should be widely-read by anyone who seeks a more powerful science of ecology.”  (British Ecological Society Bulletin, 1 December 2012) “The book ... Read more

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