Table of Contents
Notes on contributors vii
Preface xiv
Introduction: Metabolism as the basis for a theoretical unification of ecology 1James H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown
Part I Foundations 7
1 Methodological tools 9Ethan P. White, Xiao Xiao, Nick J. B. Isaac, and Richard M. Sibly
2 The metabolic theory of ecology and its central equation 21James H. Brown and Richard M. Sibly
3 Stoichiometry 34Michael Kaspari
4 Modeling metazoan growth and ontogeny 48Andrew J. Kerkhoff
5 Life history 57Richard M. Sibly
6 Behavior 67April Hayward, James F. Gillooly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown
7 Population and community ecology 77Nick J.B. Isaac, Chris Carbone, and Brian Mcgill
8 Predator–prey relations and food webs 86Owen L. Petchey and Jennifer A. Dunne
9 Ecosystems 99Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira and Peter M. Vitousek
10 Rates of metabolism and evolution 112John L. Gittleman and Patrick R. Stephens
11 Biodiversity and its energetic and thermal controls 120David Storch
Part II Selected Organisms and Topics 133
12 Microorganisms 135Jordan G. Okie
13 Phytoplankton 154Elena Litchman
14 Land plants: new theoretical directions and empirical prospects 164Brian J. Enquist and Lisa Patrick Bentley
15 Marine invertebrates 188Mary I. O’connor and John F. Bruno
16 Insect metabolic rates 198James S. Waters and Jon F. Harrison
17 Terrestrial vertebrates 212William Karasov
18 Seabirds and marine mammals 225Daniel P. Costa and Scott A. Shaffer
19 Parasites 234Ryan F. Hechinger, Kevin D. Lafferty, and Armand M. Kuris
20 Human ecology 248Marcus J. Hamilton, Oskar Burger, and Robert S. Walker
Part III Practical Applications 259
21 Marine ecology and fisheries 261Simon Jennings, Ken H. Andersen, and Julia L. Blanchard
22 Conservation biology 271Alison G. Boyer and Walter Jetz
23 Climate change 280Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Felisa A. Smith, and S. K. Morgan Ernest
24 Beyond biology 293Melanie E. Moses and Stephanie Forrest
25 Synthesis and prospect 302James H. Brown, Richard M. Sibly, and Astrid Kodric-Brown
Glossary 306
References 309
Index 361