. "\"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\"--"@en . "\"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\"--" . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books" . "Electronic books"@en . . . . "Metabolic ecology a scaling approach"@en . "Metabolic ecology a scaling approach" . "Metabolic Ecology : A Scaling Approach" . "Metabolic Ecology A Scaling Approach"@en . . "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 chapt"@en . . . . . . . "\"Explains the new metabolic theory of ecology, puts it into context, and shows how it can be used to answer contemporary problems\"--"@en . "\"Explains the new metabolic theory of ecology, puts it into context, and shows how it can be used to answer contemporary problems\"--" . . . . "\"Explains the new metabolic theory of ecology, puts it into context, and shows how it can be used to answer contemporary problems\"--Résumé de l'éditeur." . . . . . . . . . "\"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\"--" . . . . . "Metabolic ecology : a scaling approach" . . . . . . . . . . . . "Stoffwechsel." . . "Metabolismus." . . "Écologie." . . "John Wiley & Sons." . . "Biotic communities." . . "Ecosistemes." . . "Ecology." . . "Metabolism." . . "Ekologia." . . "SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry" . . . . "Ökologie." . . "Écosystèmes." . . "Ekosystemy." . . "Metabolizm." . . "Metabolisme." . . "Métabolisme." . "SCIENCE Life Sciences Ecology." . . "SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology." . "Ecologia." . .