How do species really divide resources?
ML Taper, PA Marquet - The American Naturalist, 1996 - journals.uchicago.edu
We show that the relationship between variance in population energy use and variance in
species abundance depends critically on the model of causal relationships among …
species abundance depends critically on the model of causal relationships among …
More than “more individuals”: the nonequivalence of area and energy in the scaling of species richness
AH Hurlbert, W Jetz - The American Naturalist, 2010 - journals.uchicago.edu
One of the primary ecological hypotheses put forward to explain patterns of biodiversity is
known as the more-individuals hypothesis of species-energy theory. This hypothesis …
known as the more-individuals hypothesis of species-energy theory. This hypothesis …
Body size and density: the limits to biomass and energy use
TM Blackburn, KJ Gaston - Oikos, 1994 - JSTOR
Large scale patterns in animal assemblages are increasingly being used as a method of
understanding how species abundances in such assemblages are determined (see Lawton …
understanding how species abundances in such assemblages are determined (see Lawton …
Species–energy relationships and habitat complexity in bird communities
AH Hurlbert - Ecology Letters, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Species–energy theory is a commonly invoked theory predicting a positive relationship
between species richness and available energy. The More Individuals Hypothesis (MIH) …
between species richness and available energy. The More Individuals Hypothesis (MIH) …
Exploring predictions of abundance from body mass using hierarchical comparative approaches
BJ McGill - The American Naturalist, 2008 - journals.uchicago.edu
Understanding and predicting how and why abundance varies is one of the central
questions in ecology. One of the few consistent predictors of variation in abundance …
questions in ecology. One of the few consistent predictors of variation in abundance …
Non-metabolic explanations for the relationship between body size and animal abundance
1. Metabolic constraints are the usual explanation for the relationship between body size
and species abundance in natural assemblages of animals. In some assemblages …
and species abundance in natural assemblages of animals. In some assemblages …
Distribution of energy use and biomass among species of North American terrestrial birds
BA Maurer, JH Brown - Ecology, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
The distribution of biomass and energy use among species with different body sizes
provides an empirical basis for studying ecological processes that determine species …
provides an empirical basis for studying ecological processes that determine species …
A macroevolutionary explanation for energy equivalence in the scaling of body size and population density
J Damuth - The American Naturalist, 2007 - journals.uchicago.edu
Across a wide array of animal species, mean population densities decline with species body
mass such that the rate of energy use of local populations is approximately independent of …
mass such that the rate of energy use of local populations is approximately independent of …
How do species divide resources?
G Sugihara - The American Naturalist, 1989 - journals.uchicago.edu
Can patterns of resource allocation be translated directly to predict patterns of species'
relative abundance? Are biomass, energy, and individuals apportioned similarly among …
relative abundance? Are biomass, energy, and individuals apportioned similarly among …
Species-abundance, biomass, and resource-use distributions
The allometric relationship across species between population density and body size
determines whether community resource use is distributed more equitably, less equitably, or …
determines whether community resource use is distributed more equitably, less equitably, or …