The Macroecological Perspective : Theories, Models and Methods / by José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diniz, José Alexandre Felizola, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Biodiversity.

Biotic communities.

Population biology.

Biogeography.

Community and Population Ecology.

Biogeosciences.

Local Subjects:

Ecology.

Biodiversity.

Community and Population Ecology.

Biogeosciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XX, 449 p. 101 illus., 12 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This comprehensive volume discusses the patterns and processes analyzed in macroecology with a distinct look at the theoretical and methodological issues underlying the discipline as well as deeper epistemological matters. The book serves as a synthesis of macroecological literature that has been published since Brown and Maurer proposed and defined the term “macroecology” in 1989. Author José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho draws from the different disciplines and branches (ecology, evolutionary biology, physiology, behavioral sciences, climatology, and paleontology) that make up macroecology to present a full, holistic picture of where the discipline stands. Through ten chapters, Diniz-Filho moves from a discussion of what macroecology actually is to macroecological modeling to the more applied side of the discipline, covering topics such as richness and diversity patterns and patterns in body size. The book concludes with a synthesis of how macroecological researchis done in a theoretical and operational sense as well as unifying explanations for each of the macroecological patterns discussed, moving on to evaluate which theories and models are still useful and which ones can be abandoned. The book is intended for academics, young researchers and students interested in macroecology and conservation biogeography. In addition, because of the integrative nature of macroecology and the theoretical and methodological background in the book, it can be of interest to researchers working in related fields including but not limited to ecology and evolutionary biology.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter Two. Theories and Models

Chapter 3. The Structure of Macroecological Data

Chapter 4. Structure and Dynamics of Geographic Ranges

Chapter 5. The Macroecological Understanding of Ecological Niches

Chapter 6. Richness and Diversity Patterns

Chapter 7. Macroecological Assemblages

Chapter 8. Patterns in Body Size

Chapter 9. From Theoretical to Applied Macroecology

Chapter 10. Concluding Remarks. .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-031-44611-9