Toward a metabolic theory of ecology
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...However, the mainstream of macroecology has usually focused on only one trait (body size, but see [50]), has not traditionally focused on performance currencies (but see [ 51 ,52]), tends not to focus on environmental variables (except when exploring latitudinal and productivity gradients in diversity), and arguably deemphasizes niches and the competitive milieu in the pursuit of pattern over process....
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...…focused on community ecology, two highly influential theoretical frameworks that cut across sub-fields of biology, but with some connections to community ecology, are worth mentioning: the metabolic theory of ecology (Brown et al. 2004) and ecological stoichiometry (Sterner and Elser 2002)....
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...For instance the metabolic theory of ecology [MTE (33)] could help to understand at least part of the involved mechanisms....
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...…there is indeed much to be done, but there is also real hope that integrative programmes and projects will help filling in gaps between distinctive fields of research, thus contributing to the emergence of the new generation of forecasting methodologies that are more useful for decision making....
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...Metabolic theory makes very simple and generic predictions on the temperature dependence of population growth rates and carrying capacities (Brown et al., 2004)....
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...For an autotroph, the metabolic rate is equal to the rate of photosynthesis because this same reaction is run in reverse using energy (i.e., photons) provided by the sun to fix carbon (Farquhar et al. 1980)....
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...Photosynthesis consists of multiple biochemical reactions, some of which are temperature dependent and have a range of activation energies (0.35–0.65 eV; Bernacchi et al. 2001), and some of which are dependent only on light (Farquhar et al. 1980)....
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...Terrestrial plants maximize photosynthesis in different environments by differentially partitioning proteins among enzymatic reactions based on their respective temperature and light dependencies (Farquhar et al. 1980, Field and Mooney 1986)....
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