James E. Garvey, Matt Whiles

Trophic Ecology (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a review of trophic concepts in ecology for organismal-oriented ecologists interested in ecosystem ecology. The book explains a wide range of topics including autotrophy, heterotrophy, omnivory, decomposition, foraging behavior and theory, trophic cascades, bioenergetics, and production. The book is intended for upper-level undergraduate students and entry-level graduate students interested in autecological, organismal approaches to ecology, community and ecosystem ecology. It is also a reference text for instructors teaching upper-division courses, providing examples from the literature, quantitative approaches to teach, and new hypotheses yet to be fully tested by ecologists.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 393
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498758499
• Artikelnr.: 45973070

Autorenporträt

James E. Garvey, Matt Whiles

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction and History of Trophic Ecology Concepts and Patterns 2.
Trophic Pyramids and Trophic Levels 3. Scavenging and Decomposition
Mechanisms at the organismal Scale 4. Foraging in Patches 5. Predation 6.
Prey Diet Data, Modeling, and Energetics Approaches 7. Analyzing Diets 8.
Bioenergetics, Ecosystem Metabolism, and Metabolic Theory 9. Consumption
and Nutrition Community and ecosystem concepts 10. Food Webs 11. Secondary
Production Quantifying Material Flux and Synthesis 12. Nutrient Dynamics
and Stoichiometry 13. Elements and Isotopes as Tracers 14. Use and
Importance of Lipids in Trophic Ecology 15. Synthesis for Trophic Ecology