The Macroecological Perspective

Theories, Models and Methods

José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XX, 449 Seiten

2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-44610-8 (ISBN)

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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.

Dr. José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho serves as a professor in the Departamento de Ecologia at Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil.

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	29.11.2023
Zusatzinfo	XX, 449 p. 101 illus., 12 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	909 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
Schlagworte	Applied Macroecology • biogeography • Ecological Gradients • Ecological modeling • Ecological processes • Richness patterns • Theoretical macroecology
ISBN-10	3-031-44610-0 / 3031446100
ISBN-13	978-3-031-44610-8 / 9783031446108
Zustand	Neuware