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. 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.
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