In this review I show that four major kinds of theoretical approaches have been used to
explain the scaling of metabolic rate in cells, organisms and groups of organisms in relation …

INTRODUCTION A surprisingly general pattern at very large scales casts light on the link
between ecosystem structure and function. We show a robust scaling law that emerges …

The ratio of predator-to-prey biomass is a key element of trophic structure that is typically
investigated from a food chain perspective, ignoring channels of energy transfer (eg …

Contents Summary 37 I. Introduction 37 II. Predictions for metabolic kinetics 38 III. Kinetics of
net photosynthesis 38 IV. Kinetics of plant growth 40 V. Hypotheses for higher‐level kinetic …

Aim Tropical elevation gradients are natural laboratories to assess how changing climate
can influence tropical forests. However, there is a need for theory and integrated data …

Conclusions In my opinion, the current debate about the validity of the traditional allometric
method is too focused on statistical technicalities, while ignoring the fundamental utility of …

Light and temperature are key ecosystem drivers, but their synchronous annual cycles
typically confound partitioning of their relative influence. Arctic spring‐streams, subject to …

The maximum entropy theory of ecology (METE) is a unified theory of biodiversity that
predicts a large number of macroecological patterns using information on only species …

Abstract The Metabolic Theory of Ecology (MTE) transformed the field of biological allometry
from a discipline that is focused on description to a discipline that is focused more on …

Traditionally, biological times (gestation period, longevity) are proposed to scale to body
mass M as M0. 25. Although phylogeny-informed statistics have become widespread, it is …