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Pioneered in the late 1980s, the concept of macroecology-a framework for studying ecological communities with a focus on patterns and processes-revolutionized the field. Although this approach has been applied mainly to terrestrial ecosystems, there is increasing interest in quantifying macroecological patterns in the sea and understanding the processes that generate them. Taking stock of the current work in the field and advocating a research agenda for the decades ahead, Marine Macroecology draws together insights and approaches from a diverse group of scientists to show

Ecology. --- Macroecology. --- Marine ecology. --- Marine ecology --- Macroecology --- Ecology --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Biological oceanography --- Marine ecosystems --- Ocean --- Aquatic ecology

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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 research is 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.

Ecology. --- Biodiversity. --- Biotic communities. --- Population biology. --- Biogeography. --- Community and Population Ecology. --- Biogeosciences. --- Macroecology.

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Macroecology. --- ECO Ecology --- Great Britain --- biodiversity --- ecology --- macroecology --- ornithology --- Biosynthèse --- Biosynthesis --- Biotope --- biotopes --- Structure de la population --- population structure --- Distribution des populations --- Population distribution --- General ecology and biosociology --- Animal population --- plant population

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"Origins of Biodiversity" is a unique introduction to the fields of macroevolution and macroecology, which explores the evolution and distribution of biodiversity across time, space and lineages. Using an enquiry-led framework to encourage active learning and critical thinking, each chapter is based around a case-study to explore concepts and research methods from contemporary macroevolution and macroecology.The book focuses on the process of science as much as the biology itself, to help students acquire the research skills and intellectual tools they need to understand and investigate the biological world around them. In particular, the emphasis on hypothesis testing encourages students to develop and test their own ideas.This text builds upon the foundations offered in most general introductory evolutionary biology courses to introduce an exciting range of ideas and research tools for investigating patterns of biodiversity.

Biodiversity. --- Evolution (Biology) --- Macroecology. --- Évolution (biologie) --- Macroévolution. --- Macroécologie. --- Biodiversity --- Macroevolution --- Macroecology --- Ecology --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- 574.472 --- 574.472 Biodiversity --- Évolution (biologie) --- Macroévolution. --- Macroécologie.

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This volume brings together a collection of leading practitioners in the discipline. It presents an overview of current thinking about the development of macroecological patterns, with the aim of reconciling areas of contention.

General ecology and biosociology --- 574.472 --- 574.9 --- 57.018.4 --- Biodiversity --- Biogeography in general. Geographical distribution of organisms --- Size. Volume. Dimensions --- Macroecology --- 57.018.4 Size. Volume. Dimensions --- 574.9 Biogeography in general. Geographical distribution of organisms --- 574.472 Biodiversity --- Ecology