Metabolic Ecology

Author : Richard M. Sibly,James H. Brown,Astrid Kodric-Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119968511

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Metabolic Ecology by Richard M. Sibly,James H. Brown,Astrid Kodric-Brown Pdf

Metabolic 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. Therefore, 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 undergraduates 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. This is an authoritative treatment that will inspire future generations to study metabolic ecology.

Author : Alfred M. Spormann
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031282188

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Principles of Microbial Metabolism and Metabolic Ecology by Alfred M. Spormann Pdf

This textbook examines the fundamental principles of microbial metabolism and how a microbe's ecology is intrinsically interwoven with and a consequence of its metabolism. Further, it answers many questions frequently asked by students, such as: What are the mechanistic connections between simple phenotypic traits, ecological patterns and microbial metabolism and diversity? In the process, readers will be introduced to essential topics like metabolism and metabolic pathways, flux of energy and nutrients, genome size and fitness, competition, selection and drift. Moreover, the book conveys fundamental principles that show students how to approach the field of microbiology from a different, more unifying angle, e.g., how microbes’ access to environmentally available energy resources and the specific metabolism involved lies at the root of every ecologically significant microbial speciation. This aspect, together with its special focus on metabolism and ecological implications, make the book a must-read for all students of microbiology.

Author : Manuel González de Molina,Víctor M. Toledo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319063584

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The Social Metabolism by Manuel González de Molina,Víctor M. Toledo Pdf

Over this last decade, the concept of Social Metabolism has gained prestige as a theoretical instrument for the required analysis, to such an extent that there are now dozens of researchers, hundreds of articles and several books that have adopted and use this concept. However, there is a great deal of variety in terms of definitions and interpretations, as well as different methodologies around this concept, which prevents the consolidation of a unified field of new knowledge. The fundamental aim of the book is to conduct a review of the past and present usage of the concept of social metabolism, its origins and history, as well as the main currents or schools that exist around this concept. At the same time, the reviews and discussions included are used by the authors as starting points to draw conclusions and propose a theory of socio-ecological transformations. The theoretical and methodological innovations of this book include a distinction of two types of metabolic processes: tangible and intangible; the analysis of the social metabolism at different scales (in space and time) and a theory of socio-ecological change overcoming the merely “systemic” or “cybernetic” nature of conventional approaches, giving special protagonism to collective action.

Author : Simron Singh,Marina Fischer-Kowalski,Marian Chertow
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783036509365

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The Metabolism of Islands by Simron Singh,Marina Fischer-Kowalski,Marian Chertow Pdf

This book makes the case for why we should care about islands and their sustainability. Islands are hotspots of biocultural diversity and home to 600 million people that depend on one-sixth of the earth’s total area, including the surrounding oceans, for their subsistence. Today, they are at the frontlines of climate change and face an existential crisis. Islands are, however, potential “hubs of innovation” that are uniquely positioned to be leaders in sustainability and climate action. This volume argues that a full-fledged program on “island industrial ecology” is urgently needed, with the aim of offering policy-relevant insights and strategies to sustain small islands in an era of global environmental change. The nine contributions in this volume cover a wide range of applications of socio-metabolic research, from flow accounts to stock analysis and their relationship to services in space and time. They offer insights into how reconfiguring patterns of resource use will allow island governments to build resilience and adapt to the challenges of climate change.

Author : Peter Baccini,Paul H. Brunner
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780262549547

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Metabolism of the Anthroposphere, second edition by Peter Baccini,Paul H. Brunner Pdf

An overview of the cultural evolution of material flows and stocks with an emphasis on the design of metabolic processes in urban systems. Over the last several thousand years of human life on Earth, agricultural settlements became urban cores, and these regional settlements became tightly connected through infrastructures transporting people, materials, and information. This global network of urban systems, including ecosystems, is the anthroposphere; the physical flows and stocks of matter and energy within it form its metabolism. This book offers an overview of the metabolism of the anthroposphere, with an emphasis on the design of metabolic systems. It takes a cultural historical perspective, supported with methodology from the natural sciences and engineering. The book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in the fields of regional development, environmental protection, and material management. It will also be a resource for undergraduate and graduate students in industrial ecology, environmental engineering, and resource management. The authors describe the characteristics of material stocks and flows of human settlements in space and time; introduce the method of material flow analysis (MFA) for metabolic studies; analyze regional metabolism and the material systems generated by basic activities; and offer four case studies of optimal metabolic system design: phosphorus management, urban mining, waste management, and mobility. This second edition of an extremely influential book has been substantially revised and greatly expanded. Its new emphasis on design and resource utilization reflects recent debates and scholarship on sustainable development and climate change.

Author : Sumira Jan,Parvaiz Ahmad
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128148730

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Ecometabolomics by Sumira Jan,Parvaiz Ahmad Pdf

Ecometabolomics: Metabolic Fluxes versus Environmental Stoichiometry focuses on the interaction between plants—particularly plants that have vigorous secondary metabolites—and the environment. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the responses of the metabolome of organisms to biotic and abiotic environmental changes. It includes an introduction to metabolomics, summaries of metabolomic techniques and applications, studies of stress in plants, and insights into challenges. This is a must-have reference for plant biologists, plant biochemists, plant ecologists and phytochemists researching the interface between plants and the environment using metabolomics. Provides an in-depth overview of the basics of the discipline, including non-targeted analysis and quantification of plant metabolites Outlines the applications of various analytical techniques in comprehending the total metabolome of the organism Covers both NMR and MS-based approaches

Author : Samuel M. Scheiner,Michael R. Willig
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226736860

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The Theory of Ecology by Samuel M. Scheiner,Michael R. Willig Pdf

Despite claims to the contrary, the science of ecology has a long history of building theories. Many ecological theories are mathematical, computational, or statistical, though, and rarely have attempts been made to organize or extrapolate these models into broader theories. The Theory of Ecology brings together some of the most respected and creative theoretical ecologists of this era to advance a comprehensive, conceptual articulation of ecological theories. The contributors cover a wide range of topics, from ecological niche theory to population dynamic theory to island biogeography theory. Collectively, the chapters ably demonstrate how theory in ecology accounts for observations about the natural world and how models provide predictive understandings. It organizes these models into constitutive domains that highlight the strengths and weaknesses of ecological understanding. This book is a milestone in ecological theory and is certain to motivate future empirical and theoretical work in one of the most exciting and active domains of the life sciences.

Author : Peter Baccini,Paul H. Brunner
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780262300544

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Metabolism of the Anthroposphere, second edition by Peter Baccini,Paul H. Brunner Pdf

An overview of the cultural evolution of material flows and stocks with an emphasis on the design of metabolic processes in urban systems. Over the last several thousand years of human life on Earth, agricultural settlements became urban cores, and these regional settlements became tightly connected through infrastructures transporting people, materials, and information. This global network of urban systems, including ecosystems, is the anthroposphere; the physical flows and stocks of matter and energy within it form its metabolism. This book offers an overview of the metabolism of the anthroposphere, with an emphasis on the design of metabolic systems. It takes a cultural historical perspective, supported with methodology from the natural sciences and engineering. The book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in the fields of regional development, environmental protection, and material management. It will also be a resource for undergraduate and graduate students in industrial ecology, environmental engineering, and resource management. The authors describe the characteristics of material stocks and flows of human settlements in space and time; introduce the method of material flow analysis (MFA) for metabolic studies; analyze regional metabolism and the material systems generated by basic activities; and offer four case studies of optimal metabolic system design: phosphorus management, urban mining, waste management, and mobility. This second edition of an extremely influential book has been substantially revised and greatly expanded. Its new emphasis on design and resource utilization reflects recent debates and scholarship on sustainable development and climate change.

Author : Eva Fraňková,Willi Haas,Simron J. Singh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319692364

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Socio-Metabolic Perspectives on the Sustainability of Local Food Systems by Eva Fraňková,Willi Haas,Simron J. Singh Pdf

This book delves into diverse local food systems and critically assesses their ecological and societal benefits and trade-offs, their limits and opportunities for improving sustainability of food production, and framework conditions which either hinder or promote their development. More and more people with gradually meat heavier diets will demand growth in food production, whilst our increasingly industrialized and globalized agri-food system has already caused serious sustainability problems in the past. This calls for a change in the way we produce, distribute and consume food. A re-emerging debate on food security and food sovereignty seems to support this quest. But what are the promising alternatives to mainstream developments? Such a discussion regarding sustainability of local food systems requires a sound systemic understanding and thus invites a socio-metabolic reading of local cases by analyzing the nexus between material and energy flows as well as land and time use. This approach is needed to complement the so far mostly qualitatively-based local food studies. Applying socio-metabolic approaches to local food systems fosters a better understanding of promises and pitfalls for sustainable pathways in the future.

Author : Glenn R. Iason,Marcel Dicke,Sue E. Hartley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521193269

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The Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites by Glenn R. Iason,Marcel Dicke,Sue E. Hartley Pdf

Provides a state-of-the-art review of recent conceptual developments concerning the roles of plant secondary metabolites in the natural environment.

Author : Glenn Fuller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Medical
ISBN : UCAL:B5018690

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Ecology and Metabolism of Plant Lipids by Glenn Fuller Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Ecology
ISBN : UOM:39015041153886

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Ecology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gengyuan LIU,Marco CASAZZA,Zhifeng YANG,Sergio ULGIATI
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2759825191

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Urban Metabolism and Ecological Management: Vision, Tools, Practices and Beyond by Gengyuan LIU,Marco CASAZZA,Zhifeng YANG,Sergio ULGIATI Pdf

Author : M. Kluge,I. P. Ting
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642670381

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Crassulacean Acid Metabolism by M. Kluge,I. P. Ting Pdf

The acid metabolism of certain succulent plants, now known as Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) has fascinated plant physiologists and biochemists for the last one and a half centuries. However, since the basic discoveries of De Saussure in 1804 that stem joints of Opuntia were able to remove CO from the 2 atmosphere during the night, and of Heyne in 1815 (see Wolf, 1960) that organic acids accumulate in the leaves of Bryophyllum calycinum during the night, the two main aspects of CAM, diurnal CO gas exchange and metabolism of malic acid, 2 have first been studied nearly independently. Hence, it is not surprising that most research to elucidate the mechanism of CAM has been during the last 15 years since CO exchange and malate metabolism were studied and interpreted in its 2 context. These efforts finally resulted in a clear realization that the CAM phenom enon is a variation on the mode of how plants can photosynthetically harvest CO from the atmosphere. 2 The interpretation of CAM in this sense was stimulated by the discovery of another variant of photosynthesis, the C -pathway (see Black, 1973; Hatch and 4 Slack, 1970; Hatch, 1976). Because this newly discovered photosynthetic pathway is recognized to be very closely related to the CAM pathway, the work on the latter became intensified during these last years.

Author : Geoffrey A. Codd
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822001960582

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Aspects of Microbial Metabolism and Ecology by Geoffrey A. Codd Pdf

Microbial ecology: an overview. Energy sources for microbial growth: an overview. Changes in oxygen tension and the microbial metabolism of organic carbon. The utilisation of light by microorganisms. Aspects of carbon dioxide assimilation by autotrophic prokaryotes. The ecology and adaptive strategies of benthic cyanobacteria. Studies on the regulation and genetics of enzymes of alcaligenes eutrophus. Ecology of the colourless sulphur bacteria. Genetics, metabolic versatility, and differentiation in photosynthetic prokaryotes.