Foundations of Macroecology: Classic Papers With Commentaries - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 022611547X ISBN 13: 9780226115474

Casa editrice: Univ of Chicago Pr, 2014

Riassunto

Macroecology is an approach to science that emphasizes the description and explanation of patterns and processes at large spatial and temporal scales. Some scientists liken it to seeing the forest through the trees, giving the proverbial phrase an ecological twist. The term itself was first introduced to the modern literature by James H. Brown and Brian A. Maurer in a 1989 paper, and it is Brown’s classic 1995 study,Macroecology, that is credited with inspiring the broad-scale subfield of ecology. But as with all subfields, many modern-day elements of macroecology are implicit in earlier works dating back decades, even centuries.

Foundations of Macroecology charts the evolutionary trajectory of these conceptsfrom the species-area relationship and the latitudinal gradient of species richness to the relationship between body size and metabolic ratethrough forty-six landmark papers originally published between 1920 and 1998. Divided into two partsMacroecology before Macroecology” and Dimensions of Macroecology”the collection also takes the long view, with each paper accompanied by an original commentary from a contemporary expert in the field that places it in a broader context and explains its foundational role. Providing a solid, coherent assessment of the history, current state, and potential future of the field,Foundations of Macroecology will be an essential text for students and teachers of ecology alike.

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L'autore:

Felisa A. Smith is professor of biology at the University of New Mexico and coeditor ofAnimal Body Size, also published by the University of Chicago Press. John L. Gittleman is dean of the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia. He is coeditor ofCarnivore Conservation and Phylogeny and Conservation. James H. Brown is Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of New Mexico and past president of the International Biogeography Society. He is author ofMacroecology and coeditor of Foundations of Ecology and Foundations of Biogeography, all also published by the University of Chicago Press.

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• Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 022611547X
• ISBN 13: 9780226115474
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 800
• Redattore: Smith Felisa A., Gittleman John L., Brown James H.